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ADHD   Information pages   About this page ... Welcome to MERCYs web pages dedicated to information on ADHD and Medical Cannabis as well as related issues and items.   Click here for printable (WORD) version of this info, Click here for PDF (Adobe) version of this info. These are Orgs, Info, Links and other Resources for Medical Cannabis and/or Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) condition. Services and functional information you can use.   Sections for The Law; Contacts - People, Orgs and Biz; Events and other Network opportunities; Info - Medical, Legal and otherwise; Action - Indiviual and Group Plans and Resources, Legislation and Legislators at all levels, News - Current Items by Categories, Sources and History; Library of Links, Images and Documents including How To's and any other Resources (IE- Forums) that may help. Medical cannabis resources and more.  We also try to include basic cannabis and related law and policy reform links and orgs for associated areas and functions such as human rights, justice, environment, health and other issues that potentially share resources.   What's yours? Got a Link, Resource or an Idea?  Enter in the NotePad or send us FeedBack. See even more related Info at this web-ring: OpdxNwoL links (marijuanalibrary.org/links.html)   Information on ADHD   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 ADHD drugs can cause hallucinations in some kids | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can cause children to have hallucinations even when taken as directed, U.S. government researchers said on Monday. U.S. Food and Drug Administration researchers analyzed data from 49 clinical studies conducted by makers of the drugs and found they can cause psychosis and mania in some patients, including some with no obvious risk factors. In some cases, children hallucinated that worms, bugs or snakes were crawling on them. "Patients and physicians should be aware of the possibility that psychiatric symptoms consistent with psychosis or mania" might arise in the course of treatment, Dr. Andrew Mosholder and colleagues wrote in the journal Pediatrics. Their analysis provides fresh detail about known risks of the drugs, which include Novartis AG's Ritalin and Focalin XR, Shire Plc's Adderall XR and Daytrana patch, Johnson & Johnson's Concerta, Eli Lilly and Co's Strattera and Celltech Pharmaceuticals Inc's Metadate CD. Source: http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-states/adhd-drugs-can-cause-hallucinations-in-some-kids.html   Organizations, Contacts and other Resources   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. visit - http://blog.mpp.org/?p=34

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( skip to End )  |   ( next )  |   more Info ...    |     ( prev )  |   ( go to Top )    Info on Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Medical Cannabis  Kids with ADHD prescribed medical marijuana in California, 11/25/09 - Catey Hill | California -- Hey, hyperactive kids, in California you can get stoned - legally. California doctors are now prescribing marijuana to children diagnosed with attention hyperactivity disorder, Sphere reports. Since 2004, California has given out more than 36,000 medical marijuana prescriptions. The number of these prescriptions going to children is not known, though experts say it's on the rise. And it's creating quite a controversy. "Let me count the ways in which prescribing marijuana for teens with ADHD is a bad idea," Stephen Hinshaw, professor of psychology at the University of California at Berkeley, told Sphere. "The active ingredient in pot, THC, causes short-term memory problems and inattention, the very same things you want a medicine for ADHD to help alleviate," Hinshaw said. Others have fewer qualms about giving a kid with ADHD some pot. "I'd have no hesitation giving a youngster with ADHD a trial of oral marijuana," Lester Grinspoon, emeritus professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of "Marijuana: The Forbidden Medicine," told Sphere. "For some kids, it appears to be more effective than traditional treatments. And marijuana certainly has fewer potential dangers than Ritalin." Ritalin, like its cousin Adderall, is a treatment for ADHD, but it's also an amphetamine. "My son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was 6," a Grass Valley, Calif., woman who wished to remain anonymous told Sphere. "He was hyperactive and had trouble in school, but we didn't want to put him on Ritalin. Too many side effects. When he got to high school, I suddenly noticed that he'd calmed and could concentrate. I couldn't figure it out. Then he told me that he'd started smoking pot." Click > here < for more. Study: Teens Turn to Marijuana in Lieu of Prescription Drugs - April 28, 2009 | Some teenagers are smoking marijuana for its medical benefits and not to get high, using the drug to self-medicate for conditions like depression, sleep problems, anxiety, stress, pain, and problems with concentration, HealthDay News reported April 23. Researchers who interviewed 63 adolescents who were regular users of marijuana found that about one-third said they used the drug for medical purposes. "Youth who reported they had been prescribed drugs such as Ritalin, Prozac or sleeping pills stopped using them because they did not like how these drugs made them feel or found them ineffective," according to the study authors. "For these kids, the purpose of smoking marijuana was not specifically about getting high or stoned." Some adolescents said marijuana provided immediate relief that prescription medications did not. The study appears in the April 22, 2009 issue of the journal Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy. Click > here < for more. Keep up with discussion in the "The CafeMom Newcomers Club" group through your e-mail, or join in the conversation yourself! Join CafeMom Today (It's free and easy!) Already a member? Forums / Let's Talk! Join the Conversation!! Medical Cannabis and ADD / ADHD "The actual state of the art suggests that the endocannabinoid system (ECS), the human one, with its own endocannabinoids, is closely involved in ADHD neurological functioning, thus playing a major role in the expression of chronic symptoms. Adressing this system (ECS) by the way of a "biologicaly compatible" plant, containing 63 phytocannabinoids, takes all its sense..." How Cannabinoids Improve ADHD ? | ADHD patients, depending on their own hypersensibilities and emotional history, develop a number of chronic symptoms. Patients treated with cannabinoids report the improvement of the following list of symptoms. Few scientific works have adressed scientificaly this field of research but californian doctors have been able to evaluate efficiency and validate cannabinoids use in a large number of ADHD cases. Dr Bearman, practicing in Santa Barbara Area, has written some specific articles on it. Click > here < for more. Medical marijuana good for kids with ADD & ADHD - video | Dr. Claudia Jensen of the University of Southern California recommends medical marijuana for children with ADD and ADHD. It is a life debilitating condition for a lot of children who have an inability to focus and a short attention span. The most commonly perscribed drug is Ritalin, which has many known side effects including death. What is the best way to administer cannabinoids to children? In a cookie or on a piece of toast with cannabis peanut butter. Click > here < for more. ADD / ADHD What is ADD / ADHD? | Individuals with ADHD essentially have problems with self-regulation and self-motivation, predominantly due to problems with distractibility, procrastination, organization, and prioritization. It is a chronic condition, beginning in early childhood and persisting throughout a person’s lifetime. It is estimated that up to 70% of children with ADHD will continue to have significant ADHD-related symptoms persisting into adulthood, resulting in a significant impact on education, employment, interpersonal relationships, and in social settings. (Wikipedia) In layman’s terms, ADHD is a condition in which the brain can not efficiently “ignore” unimporant stimuli. Essentially, a person not suffering from ADHD will have an easier time remaining focused on a specific project and ignore distractions while an ADHD brain is more prone to distraction due to its inability to ignore stimuli. Current research has shown that certain strains of marijuana can provide focus to people with ADHD and many people have successfully used marijuana as a replacement to other medications (such as Ritalin or Methylphenidate). and more Marijuana Facts and Resources. Visit - > here < for more. 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. Click > here < - and - > here < for more. 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. Click > here < for more. 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. visit - http://www.onlinepot.org/medical/add&mmj.htm Medical marijuana (cannabis) - common us... ... re medical marijuana (Cannabis) as medicine, laws for medicinal marijuana, patient ... Cannabinoids treat Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ... visit - http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/index_se_cmu.htm 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. Click > here < for more. AboveTheIGNORANCE.org, Live Above The In... ADD & ADHD. • Marijuana and ADD Therapeutic uses of Medical Marijuana in the treatment of ADD. • Cannabis as a medical treatment for attention deficit disorder ... • 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? Visit - http://www.abovetheignorance.org/ 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. visit - http://www.brendastardom.com/arch.asp?ArchID=391 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." visit - http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/articles/dc040422.htm 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. visit - http://www.freewebs.com/medcanaware/behavioural.htm   FORUMs Section  Viable Forums, chat rooms and other such online resources   will be listed here as we learn about them.   NEWs Section  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   Cannabis as Medicine  RxMarijuana.com | Marijuana: The Forbidden Medicine.   (ORG, inf, Book) Featured Medical Marijuana Patient Accounts * to share website visitors' medical marijuana histories to provide insight into uses for this medicine which are not widely known. … If you wish to send us a personal account of your medical marijuana experiences, ... Cannabis and ADHD by Michael McKenna ... visit: www.rxmarihuana.com/shared.htm Medical-101.com   (web-ring / link-list) * Your starting point for the best medical info. Free Medical Cannabis info Find what you're looking for! 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