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Explore the controversial subject of cannabis therapeutics for HIV/AIDS patients!Cannabis Therapeutics in HIV/AIDS provides a scientific view of the benefits of marijuana in helping to increase appetite, ease the symptoms of HIV/AIDS, and improve quality of life for patients. Dr. Ethan Russo, editor of the Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics, has assembled a collection of first-rate information from clinicians, researchers, and patients. Based on scientific research, this book offers insights into how using cannabis has helped patients deal with the symptoms of HIV/AIDS. This informative book contains: - a broad medical overview of the pertinent topics of interest with respect toAIDS and its treatment - an insider's view on the twenty-year history of the discovery of AIDS and its junction with cannabis and the medical marijuana political movement - survey studies of clinical cannabis usage from different populations in California - a state-of-the-art review of immunological issues in cannabis usage and pulmonary issues with smoked cannabis - data on the method of cannabis vaporization - information on standardized sublingual whole-cannabis extracts, rectal suppositories, and aerosol preparations
Contents - Editorial Introduction: Cannabis, HIV/AIDS, Plus, a Modest Proposal - Therapeutic Cannabis (Marijuana) as an Antiemetic and Appetite Stimulant in Persons with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - Medical Marijuana and the AIDS Crisis - Marijuana Use in HIV-Positive and AIDS Patients: Results of an Anonymous Mail Survey - Differential Effects of Medical Marijuana Based on Strain and Route of Administration: A Three-Year Observational Study - Marijuana and Cannabinoids: Effects on Infections, Immunity, and AIDS - Effects of Smoked Marijuana on the Lung and Its Immune Defense: Implications for Medicinal Use in HIV-Infected Patients - Cannabis and Cannabis Extracts: Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts? - Harm Reduction Associated with Inhalation and Oral Administration of Cannabis and THC - Cannabis "Vaporization": A Promising Strategy for Smoke Harm Reduction - Analgesic and Reinforcing Properties of D9-THC-Hemisuccinate in Adjuvant-Arthritic Rats - Prospects for New Cannabis-Based Prescription Medicines - Index - Reference Notes Included