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New
MS
Treatment
Very
Effective,
But
Very
Expensive...
Medical
marijuana
still
illegal
as
alternative
11/7/97
A two-year study released in Britain this week showed "dramatically
positive" results with a new treatment for patients with MS, according
to British MD Richard Hughes. The treatment, consisting of thrice-weekly
shots of Interferon Beta, is being viewed with cautious optimism by British
health care professionals as the costs could reach as high as $16,000-22,000
per year, which would put an inordinate drain on the UK's national health
care system. Previously, MS patients have cost the UK relatively little
as there was not much that doctors could do for them.
Many MS sufferers have reported excellent results in controlling symptoms
with the use of marijuana. Marijuana treatment can be maintained for less
than 10% of the cost of the new treatment, but is illegal under British
law.
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Issue #18, 11/7/97
Washington Initiative Fails at Ballot: No one said this was going to be easy | McWilliams Case Set Back: Judges "changes mind" on medical necessity defense | California Medical Marijuana Providers Conference: Groups sign on to principles and guidelines document | Patient Threatened with Arrest after Seeking Dialogue: Yuba County accused of violating Prop. 215 | South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Eight Year Prison Sentence for Woman Whose Baby was Born with Drugs in System | Prohibition at Work: Mexican law enforcement officers once again involved in sometimes lethal criminal activities | Canadian Passports New Currency in Illegal Drug Market | Poll: British MP's Would Modify Cannabis Law -- split most evident within Labour Party | Five Former Cops Plead Guilty to Drug Trafficking | Whitman Wins, Needle Exchange Loses | Miss America Visits Needle Exchange Program | New MS Treatment Very Effective, But Very Expensive... Medical marijuana still illegal as alternative | World Bank Endorses Needle Exchange Funding | McCaffrey Calls Allegations Inappropriate | Irish Teens Top European Drug Users | Study Finds Not All Drug Users Are Losers | Narcs vs. Murphy Brown: DEA Chief criticizes fictional news anchor for medical marijuana use | Media Watch: Drug war issues in the news | Editorial: Are the drug warriors really fighting for this nation's youth?
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