Definition.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), was formerly called hyperkinesis or
minimal brain dysfunction. It is described as a chronic, neurologically based syndrome
characterized by any or all of three types of behavior: hyperactivity, distractibility, and
impulsivity. Hyperactivity refers to feelings of restlessness, fidgeting, or inappropriate
activity (running, wandering) when one is expected to be quiet; distractibility to
heightened distraction by irrelevant sights and sounds or carelessness and inability to
carry simple tasks to completion; and impulsivity to socially inappropriate speech (e.g.,
blurting out something without thinking) or striking out. Unlike similar behaviors caused
by emotional problems or anxiety, ADHD does not fluctuate with emotional states.
While the three typical behaviors occur in nearly everyone from time to time, in those
with ADHD they are excessive, long-term, and pervasive and create difficulties in school,
at home, or at work. ADHD is usually diagnosed before age seven. It is often
accompanied by a learning disability. More recently there has also been described adult
ADHD.
These diagnoses don't correspond to any recognized pathology. For example, if we say
somebody has appendicitis, we can look at the removed appendix under the microscope
and see some specific changes like a lot of a certain type of cells that create an
inflammatory response. Somebody with asthma will have certain easily identifiable
changes in their lungs, etc. A person with ADD/ADHD does not have any such changes
as far as we know. What ADD/ADHD have is a certain group of symptoms, like
difficulty concentrating, hyperactivity, behavior issues, etc. also appears to be a
deficiency in free dopamine.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors.
The cause of ADHD is unknown, although scientists feel that at least 50% of cases have a
genetic component. Also studies show that people with ADHD have 70% more
dopamine transporters, thereby decreasing the availability of free dopamine.
Treatment.
While we strongly suspect that there is an important role for dopamine dysfunction
(probably to little but a few researchers say too much), we don't really know the specific
cause of the ADD/ADHD symptoms, and there is no routine test for dopamine levels, so
the diagnosis becomes what we call a "diagnosis of exclusion." That is, we make sure the
person does not have some other identifiable condition, such as depression, learning
disabilities or a physical problem. If they don't, and have a certain number of symptoms
from a predefined list, we label them with ADD/ADHD and give a drug that tends to
make them a bit more manageable. The accepted drug treatments tell that Ritalin cures
nothing but in many cases many make the patient more manageable.
Conventional ADD treatment usually includes behavioral therapy and emotional
counseling combined with sympathominetic medications (drugs that stimulate the
sympathetic nervous system), such as methyphenidate hydrochloride (Ritalin) or
dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine), Atomoxetine (Strattera), Amphetamine mixture
(Adderal) or long-acting methylphenidate (e.g., Metadate LD, Concerta, Ritalin LA), that
in many cases make the patient more manageable. They also have many unacceptable
side effects.
Source: http://davidbearmanmd.com/docs/ADHD&EndocannabinoidSystem.pdf
After giving Jeffrey marijuana, the results were immediate.
"Within a half hour," Debbie says, "I looked over at Jeffrey, and he just had this smile about him, this glow, and he said, 'Mommy, I feel happy.' And that’s the first time that he’s ever said that."
"Jeff has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which is ADHD; oppositional defiant disorder; conduct disorder; intermittent explosive disorder; bipolar disorder - any disorder you can think of," says Debbie, a single mother.
The disorders often lead Jeff to violent, uncontrollable outbursts.
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The American Alliance for Medical Cannabis is debating medical marijuana on the Opposing Views forum. This is one of the rare places that drug warriors actually show up to debate. AAMC claims that medical marijuana treats the symptoms of ADHD. Without divulging too much of my personal life I’ll have to agree whole heartedly by saying that I’ve experienced the benefits first-hand.
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Cannabis as a medical treatment
for attention deficit disorder
Why would anyone want to give their child an
expensive pill... with unacceptable side effects,
when he or she could just go into the backyard,
pick a few leaves off a plant and make tea for him
or her instead? Cannabinoids are a very viable
alternative to treating adolescents with ADD and
ADHD.
visit - http://www.onlinepot.org/medical/addandcannabis.htm
Marijuana and ADD
Therapeutic uses of Medical Marijuana
in the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder
It was mentioned in the Portland newspaper that the Oregon Health Division is considering allowing medical marijuana to be used to treat Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) under the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.
At first glance it might seem counter-intuitive to use a medication that has a public perception of decreasing attention to treat a condition whose primary symptom is a deficit of attention. But just as taking stimulants often calms those with hyperactivity, medical marijuana improves the ability to concentrate in some types of ADD.
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Cannabinoids treat Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ...
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Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD and Cannabinoïds
MCforADHD web page
This site is dedicated to scientific information on the experienced benefits of Cannabinoids for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It includes the treatment of typical chronic symptoms expressed in many ADHD adults ; impulsivity, anxiety, lack of attention, depression tendency, drug abuses tendencies and death / suicidal ideations, PTSD, tics... It is an undeniable fact that thousands of diagnosed, or undiagnosed ADHD people, all over the world, independently of local national laws, use cannabis and cannabinoids as an alternative medication to standard medications (methylphenidate, anxiolytics, antidepressant, benzodiazepines, ...) or as self-medication.
The actual situation regarding the medical use of cannabis active constituents (cannabinoids : THC, CBD, CBG, ...) for treating ADHD is very different depending on countries. Some countries like Canada, The Netherlands, Spain, and 14 US States (including California, Oregon,...), tolerate the medical use of cannabis for a variety of conditions , including ADHD and other mental disorders like Bipolar Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD. In those countries, it is possible for ADHD patients to obtain a legal prescription for medicinal cannabis with the approval, and control, of a doctor. In the other countries, medicinal cannabis is strictly prohibited by national laws and therapeutic bebefits denied.
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• Marijuana and ADD Therapeutic uses of Medical Marijuana in the treatment of ADD
• Cannabis as a medical treatment for attention deficit disorder
• Cannabinoids effective in animal model of hyperactivity disorder
• Cannabis 'Scrips to Calm Kids?
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MARIJUANA Effective for ADD/ADHD?
A woman doctor in Ventura County believes it is. Of course there's intense opposition to her findings. Ever since Reefer Madness, the world has viewed marijuana as a dangerous drug. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I'm so glad I received an email from a friend in California this morning about her daughter who has always been thought of as having ADHD (attention deficit hyper disorder). Rachel fought the school over giving Cindy the standard dangerous drugs to control her, but was dismayed at her grades and the trouble she was always in. To her shock, Cindy, now in Junior High, just got an excellent report card.
Weeks before grades came out, Rachel had written that she'd discovered Cindy smoked pot and she was beyond distraught, buying into the tried and tired bit that it's a gateway drug, leading to the hard stuff. I wrote back and told her that was total nonsense, that kids experiment at Cindy's age and not to come down hard on her, as it could make things worse. She was worried about her education and that she was headed down the wrong path and revealed that well-meaning friends and family were giving her too much advice, but it all boiled down to putting Cindy on a very short leash.
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Cannabis 'Scrips to Calm Kids?
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
FoxNews.com
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
WASHINGTON - As a California pediatrician and 49-year-old mother of two teenage daughters, Claudia Jensen says pot might prove to be the preferred medical treatment for attention deficit disorder - even in adolescents.
"Why would anyone want to give their child an expensive pill . with unacceptable side effects, when he or she could just go into the backyard, pick a few leaves off a plant and make tea for him or her instead?" Jensen asked the Drug Policy Subcommittee of the House Government Reform Committee earlier this month.
While some wonder whether Jensen was smoking some wacky weed herself, the clinician for low-income patients and professor to first-year medical students at the University of Southern California said her beliefs are very grounded: The drug helps ease the symptomatic mood swings, lack of focus, anxiety and irritability in people suffering from neuropsychiatric disorders like ADD and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
"Cannabinoids are a very viable alternative to treating adolescents with ADD and ADHD," she told Foxnews.com. "I have a lot of adult patients who swear by it."
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Pilot Evaluation of Atomoxetine on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptoms in Adolescents With Cannabis abusE (PEACE)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Eli Lilly and Company, October 2008
Sponsored by: Eli Lilly and Company
Information provided by: Eli Lilly and Company
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00687609
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine whether atomoxetine is effective in reducing ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) symptoms in adolescents with ADHD and comorbid cannabis abuse.
visit - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00687609
Jensen said she regularly writes prescriptions recommending the use of marijuana for patients —particularly those suffering pain and nausea from chronic illnesses, such as AIDS, cancer, glaucoma and arthritis.
She has also worked with one family of a 15-year-old — whose family had tried every drug available to help their son, who by age 13 had become a problem student diagnosed as suffering from ADHD. Under Jensen’s supervision, he began marijuana treatment, settling on cannabis in food and candy form, and he has since found equilibrium and regularly attends school.
But not everyone is so high on the idea of pot for students with neurological illnesses. Subcommittee Chairman Mark Souder, R-Ind., who invited Jensen to testify after reading about her ideas in the newspaper, was hardly convinced by her testimony.
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Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Cannabinoïds -
A Patients Information Web Site |
This site is dedicated to scientific information on the experienced benefits of Cannabinoids for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It includes the treatment of typical chronic symptoms expressed in many ADHD adults ; impulsivity, anxiety, lack of attention, depression tendency, drug abuses tendencies and death / suicidal ideations, PTSD, tics...plus. It is an undeniable fact that thousands of diagnosed, or undiagnosed ADHD people, all over the world, independently of local national laws, use cannabis and cannabinoids as an alternative medication to standard medications (methylphenidate, anxiolytics, antidepressant, benzodiazepines, ...) or as self-medication. Visit -
http://mcforadhd.free.fr/
Dr. David Bearman is one of the most clinically knowledgable physicians in the U.S. in the field of medicinal marijuana. He has spent 40 years working in substance and drug abuse treatment and prevention programs. Dr. Bearman was a pioneer in the free and community clinic movement. His career includes public health, administrative medicine, provision of primary care, pain management and cannabinology.
His almost 40 year professional experience in the drug abuse treatment and prevention field includes being the Co-Director of the Haight-Ashbury Drug Treatment Program, being a member of Governor Reagan's Inter Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse, a member of both the Santa Barbara and the San Diego County Drug Abuse Technical Advisor Committees, and a consultant to Hoffman-LaRoche, Santa Barbara County Schools and the National PTA.
Several physicians who recommend/approve medicinal cannabis as an important part of
their medical practice have seen/noticed an increasing the number of patients coming in
who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit
with Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or who they diagnose as ADD/ADHD. Visit - http://davidbearmanmd.com/index.htm
Marijuana for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
by Bruce Mirken, MPP |
Could marijuana be helpful for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? The possibility is raised by a newly published case report in Cannabinoids, the journal of the International Association for Cannabis as Medicine. Doctors from the Heidelberg University Medical Center in Heidelberg, Germany, report on an adult ADHD sufferer who exhibited classic ADHD behavior — pushy, impatient, having trouble focusing or responding to questions appropriately — and who had not been helped by Ritalin, a standard ADHD treatment, but whose symptoms essentially disappeared after smoking marijuana. The authors also discuss animal research that suggests cannabinoids may be effective against ADHD, as well as a human study suggesting that moderate marijuana use may have helped ADHD patients with cocaine dependence stay in treatment.
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California Cannabis Research Medical Group (CCRMG) | (ORG, Articles) O'Shaughnessy's - Spring 2006 - Journal of the California Cannabis Research Medical Group ... ADHD and Cannabis: A Clinician Ponders Mechanism of Action,
By David Bearman, MD. “One often intractable problem for which cannabis provides relief is post-traumatic stress disorder (ADHD). I have more than 100 patients with ADHD. Among those reporting that cannabis alleviates their ADHD symptoms are veterans of the war in Vietnam, the first Gulf War, and the current occupation of Iraq. Similar benefit is reported by victims of family violence, rape and other traumatic events, and children raised in dysfunctional families.” Visit: www.ccrmg.org/journal/06spr/perspective2.html
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