| It is estimated that over 30 million people suffer | | | | Limited research has been done to learn the effects |
| from arthritis each year. Arthritis is a painful condition | | | | of using the drug in treating joint conditions and as an |
| that can affect your joints and the ability to use | | | | alternative for other available prescription pain |
| them. Many with severe joint pain find that it | | | | relievers. It is still often a debate whether smoking |
| prohibits them from doing the activities they love and | | | | weed is habit forming or addictive, and if so whether |
| confines many to relying on stair lifts and hand rails | | | | these disadvantages would make it no better of an |
| just to move from one room in their home to | | | | alternative than existing treatments. |
| another. | | | | While many would expect that addiction to weed |
| While there are many treatments available for this | | | | would occur only in teenagers and young adults, a |
| condition, medical research has yet to find a definite | | | | surprisingly increasing amount of people who are |
| and effective cure that reverses the symptoms - | | | | using it as a treatment for chronic pain are also |
| most treatments are focused mainly on pain relief | | | | finding themselves becoming dependent on the drug. |
| medications or taking supplements that can help with | | | | For many it is a toss up between choosing over drug |
| rebuilding cartilage. For this reason it is not surprising | | | | dependency or being dependent on friends and family |
| that some may be interested in learning how | | | | to help them with the daily tasks in life. |
| marijuana, a natural narcotic derived from the | | | | It may be several more years before we finally |
| cannabis plant can be used in treating their pain. | | | | know the answer to how to treat and cure arthritic |
| There has been a lot of controversy over the use of | | | | symptoms. If you believe that you may have arthritis |
| this plant for treating illness and disease as well as its | | | | or the pain has become severe, there are many |
| recreational use which can be habit forming and | | | | options available to explore and talk about with your |
| potentially detrimental effects. Marijuana is also illegal | | | | doctor. Your doctor should be the most up to date |
| to use in many parts of the world, making it difficult | | | | and best resource for learning about ways to cope |
| to obtain and putting anyone at risk who uses it for | | | | with your condition and adapt your lifestyle so you |
| legal punishment which can include fines and jail | | | | can enjoy life to the fullest. |
| sentencing. | | | | |