Cannabis Therapeutics in HIV/AIDS

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 to AIDS 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

Book Details

• Author: Ethan B Russo
• Publisher: Routledge
• eBook ISBN: 9781136403439, 1136403434
• Print ISBN: 9780789016997, 0789016990
• Other ISBNs: 0789016982, 0203049101, 9780789016980, 9780203049105, 1136403361, 1283710692, 1136403507, 9781136403361, 9781283710695, 9781136403507