Pages tagged “PTSD”
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Psychedelics: A Clinical Perspective
On Tuesday, October 22, 2024, the Association of Cannabinoid Specialists welcomed Eugene Vortsman, DO to present on Psychedelic Medicine: A Clinical Perspective.
Written by Kelsey Engvik
October 28, 2024 -
Psychedelics: A Clinical Perspective
On Tuesday, October 22, 2024, the Association of Cannabinoid Specialists welcomed Eugene Vortsman, DO to present on Psychedelic Medicine: A Clinical Perspective.
Written by Kelsey Engvik
October 22, 2024 -
Questions Patients Commonly Ask (That Doctors Should Know How to Answer)
When considering medical cannabis, patients often have numerous questions for their physicians. These questions typically revolve around safety, efficacy, legal issues, and personal concerns. Here are some of the most common questions patients are likely to ask their physicians about medical cannabis:
Written by Jordan Tishler
October 01, 2024 -
Casual Conversations #15 Veterans and PTSD
In this episode of 'Casual Conversations,' discussions revolve around the use of cannabis among veterans with PTSD.
Written by Kelsey Engvik
July 31, 2024 -
Cannabis and Anxiety: Navigating the Complex Relationship for Therapeutic Use
Over the years, I have had the privilege of caring for a multitude of patients turning to cannabis as a therapeutic option for anxiety, spanning from general anxiety disorder and situational anxiety to its role in managing PTSD and accompanying depression.
Written by Adam Abodeely
July 09, 2024 -
ACS Guidance to Massachusetts on Veteran Care
Dear Members of the Joint Committee:
As one of the senior cannabis physicians in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, President of the Association of Cannabis Specialists, Board Member of the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance, and former VA physician I wish to convey some very specific concerns regarding House Bill 4274. Despite vocal advocacy by a few veterans, this bill is not in the interests of veterans or other patients.
Written by Kelsey Engvik
February 26, 2024 -
The Veteran Experience
Veterans of the armed services, in the United States and around the world, have been using cannabis for pain and PTSD symptoms since at least the Vietnam War. They have accumulated lifetimes of experience with this medication and, as a group, demonstrate the best, and worst, of what cannabis can do.
Written by Jordan Tishler
November 06, 2023