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Nurse's STATION
Every year, almost 2 million people suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI) which accounts for about 30% of all injury-related deaths. Those that survive TBI suffer from headaches, mood swings, depression and anxiety, suicidal thoughts, memory loss, seizure disorder, attention deficits, extremity weakness, impaired coordination and balance, impaired hearing and vision, personality changes, impulse control, and more.
On a more personal note, and perhaps too much information, but I have given my husband instructions, if I have a brain injury, to pump me full of whole-plant cannabis extracts. If I am comatose or unable to take it by mouth, he promised to give it to me via suppository (TMI?).
Anyway, I always try to weigh the risks and benefits of any medical treatment, and given cannabis’s low toxicity, and that it also helps manage the ongoing consequences of TBI by reducing pain and inflammation, depression and anxiety, sleep disturbances, muscle tension, etc., I’d say it’s a no-brainer! (Excuse the pun).
Listen to what retired NFL players say about the use of cannabis, in lieu of pharmaceutical drugs that are passed around like candy to the players.
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Former Super Bowl Champions Fight For Marijuana Pain Management In NFL | SI NOW | Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Published on Aug 2, 2017
Using Weed to Save Football: Chasing Strains (Part 1)
VICE Sports
Published on Apr 24, 2017