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March 17, 1999
Running Time: 1:03:05
Marijuana's active components are potentially effective in treating pain, nausea, the anorexia of AIDS wasting, and other symptoms, and should be tested rigorously in clinical trials, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Such trials should be carried out in parallel with the development of new delivery mechanisms for the drug that are safe, fast-acting, and reliable, but do not involve inhaling harmful smoke. Moreover, clinical trials of marijuana use should be approved by institutional review boards, and should involve only short-term use among patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment.
Speakers:
John A. Benson Jr., Dean and Professor of Medicine Emeritus, Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Portland, and Stanley J. Watson Jr.,co-director and Research Scientist, Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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