Health effects of using cannabis for therapeutic purposes: a gender analysis of users' perspectives

JL Bottorff, LJL Bissell, LG Balneaves… - Substance use & …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe how individuals who self-report
therapeutic use of cannabis perceive its health effects. Data from 23 individual interviews …

Prevalence of herbal medicine use by UK patients/consumers: a systematic review of surveys

P Posadzki, LK Watson, A Alotaibi… - Focus on Alternative and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To estimate the prevalence of herbal medicine (HM) use in the UK. Methods The
databases AMED, CINAHL, COCHRANE, EMBASE and MEDLINE were searched for peer …

Daily cannabis users with sickle cell disease show fewer admissions than others with similar pain complaints

SA Curtis, AM Brandow, M DeVeaux… - Cannabis and …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Previous studies have shown that cannabis use is common in adults with sickle
cell disease (SCD), and that many patients report using cannabis to treat pain. Methods: We …

Prevalence of substance use disorders in sickle cell disease compared to other chronic conditions: a population-based study of black American Adults

CR Jonassaint, J O'Brien, E Nardo, R Feldman… - Journal of General …, 2023 - Springer
Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a heritable chronic health condition characterized
by pain symptoms throughout the life course that are routinely treated with opioids. Objective …

Updated mechanisms underlying sickle cell disease-associated pain

S Du, C Lin, YX Tao - Neuroscience letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most common severe genetic diseases around the
world. A majority of SCD patients experience intense pain, leading to hospitalization, and …

Descriptive analysis of sickle cell patients living in France: The PHEDRE cross-sectional study

M Gerardin, M Rousselet, ML Couec, A Masseau… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) induces chronic haemolytic anaemia and intermittent
vaso-occlusion that results in tissue ischaemia causing acute, severe pain episodes that can …

Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol alleviates hyperalgesia in a humanized mouse model of sickle cell disease

AM Tagne, Y Fotio, K Gupta… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2024 - jpet.aspetjournals.org
People with sickle cell disease (SCD) often experience chronic pain as well as
unpredictable episodes of acute pain, which significantly affect their quality of life and life …

Nigrostriatal damage after systemic rotenone and/or lipopolysaccharide and the effect of cannabis

OME Abdel-Salam, EA Omara… - Comparative Clinical …, 2014 - Springer
In this study, we compared the effects of systemic rotenone, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), or
both rotenone and LPS on oxidative stress and nigrostriatal cell damage in mice. We further …

Cannabis use in palliative care–an examination of the evidence and the implications for nurses

AJ Green, K De‐Vries - Journal of clinical nursing, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aim and objective. Examine the pharmaceutical qualities of cannabis including a historical
overview of cannabis use. Discuss the use of cannabis as a clinical intervention for people …

Effect of Cannabis sativa on oxidative stress and organ damage after systemic endotoxin administration in mice

OME Abdel-Salam, SA Nada, NA Salem… - Comparative Clinical …, 2014 - Springer
The effect of Cannabis sativa extract on oxidative stress and organ tissue damage during
systemic inflammation was studied. For this purpose, Swiss mice were challenged with a …