Use of Medical Marijuana for Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (also known as MS) is painful and degenerative disease of the central nervous system. MS slowly cripples its victims and in the end leads to death in some cases. It affects victim’s vision, memory, hearing, moves and balance. The average age of patients with MS disorder is 20-40 years. Even though no cure has been found for multiple sclerosis, this disease is not fatal. Treatment usually consists of medications, such as: barbiturates, steroids, tranquilizers, and opiates. These drugs simply help the patient to manage disorder symptoms for a limited time but are also known to cause severe side effects that interrupt normal routine. These “high risk” side effects include weakness, nausea, abdominal cramps, loss of appetite, seizures and many others. Marijuana use, on the other hand, has side effects that are mild and are classified as “low risk” side effects. How Marijuana Use Can Help Multiple Sclerosis Patients A...
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