As the pandemic made many stay indoors, hidden from friends and family, the nation’s drug overdose epidemic became worse. Laura Dean of Seattle reached out to ask how she could get away from Vicoden that was prescribed to help her reduce OxyContin intake. She had read articles and posts on social media about my own […]
Written by The years of working as a compassion provider have edged up to nearly a decade – and the plight to continue keeping patients in products hasn’t been made any easier by the likes of 2020. What has made life easier is the lack of Opioids – on 1/26/2019 a year ago today a decision was […]
New Cannabis Patient Platform “Weedera.com” created by a patient who overcame dependence and more to prescribed Opioid Pain medication while in school: Michael Furgeson of Long Beach California has an incredible tale of survival. Many testimonies from Cannabis patients include horrific details of being prescribed medications that they became addicted to or medically dependent on. […]
“Dear Mike, I’m about to have all wisdom teeth pulled out and my dentist informed me that it will take 7 days for my mouth to heal enough to use THC again and not risk a dry socket. I don’t want to have my mouth so dry that it causes more problems but also don’t […]
One year ago today I joined Anne Mari in her warrior battle in beating Drug and Alcohol dependence: In the summer of 2017, my fiance Anne Mari approached me hesitantly, “I have a problem and I’m going to get help” she told me. Then she poured her heart out hoping that her future husband and […]
On the eve of being one-year opioid-free – I have just one request to doctors. Take responsibility and make sure those that have become addicted to drugs you prescribed are able to wean safely off them: It’s been one brutal year that’s for sure. On this day in 2019, I made a decision to not […]
The plant Dad wanted to grow so badly before his O.D. death to pharma ended up being what saved her future and gave her Mom a few more years: With the Opioid Crisis going full boar and statistics showing that 2018 has surpassed previous years in overdose deaths, medicinal cannabis is gaining in popularity by […]
Recently I had an addiction medicine specialist who’s investigating the use of cannabis in recovery ask me about my own experience, and he wanted it in writing. Here’s my response: “I’m a cannabinoid medicine patient, researcher, and very outspoken activist that speaks at a lot of events. I’ve fought off multiple health issues with cannabis […]
When long term opioid use is replaced with cannabinoids, there’s more to fight than pain: In a recent Q&A regarding the topic of cannabis for anxiety and depression I rambled on as usual – the journalist grabbed a quote and moved forward. The message was pretty strong in regards to treating PAWS or a protracted […]