Over the past week I have taken care of 5 patients who are at the end of their life and wanted to use medical marijuana to relieve their suffering.   All of them are in home hospice and expect to die within the next 6 months.    All of them are suffering from pain, nausea, [...]

Yesterday in Irvine I took care of a 41 year old women who suffered from severe pain as a result of cervical dystonia.   Her pain was compounded by the fact that she developed botulism after a botox injection 4 months ago.  Her pain was consistent an 8+/10 on a daily basis.   She had [...]

Today in Long Beach I took care of a 77 year old women with metastatic breast cancer.   She has been on chemotherapy for the last 4 months and is experiencing excruciating pain, nausea, insomnia and lack of appetite.   Her pain medications (narcotics) are no longer effective and are only making her nauseous.   [...]

How many more celebrities, friends and family do we have to read about before we (as physicians) realize that prescription xanax, lorazepam and sleeping pills are not a great choice for MOST patients.   Xanax (alprazolam), diazapam (valium) and lorazepam (ativan) all fall under the same drug category called benzodiazepines.   They work by stimulating [...]

Since 2008 Doctor Breen has been evaluating patients in Long Beach that qualify to use medical marijuana under California’s proposition 215.    His office is located at the Los Altos Medical Center at 1777 N Bellflower Blvd Suite 212 which is down the street from the VA Hospital and Long Beach State.   His practice [...]

Almost daily do have to educate my patients on the health hazards of the drinks they routinely use throughout the course of the day.   Today I sat down with a 51 year old man who came in with a Rockstar Energy drink.   He was using it “to get a jumpstart in the morning.” [...]

Today in Long Beach I took care of a 49 year old white make who suffers chronic insomnia as a result of a Circadian Rhythm Disorder.    Normally our bodies are on a 24 hour sleep/wake cycle.   Normal people have feedback systems that tell the brain it’s time to go to bed.  A simple [...]

Since 2008 Dr. Sean Breen has been the medical director for Medical Cannabis of Southern California. During that time he has treated several hundred HIV+ patients with medical marijuana. His clinic is located adjacent to the Aids Services Foundation of Orange County in Irvine and it has been a blessing for both Dr. Breen and [...]

Today in Irvine I took care of a 57 year old women named Pam who had a recurrence of her Breast cancer and is undergoing a second round of chemotherapy and radiation (ends Feb 2012)   She is using medical marijuana because it significantly reduced her nausea, improved her appetite and “took my mind off [...]

This past Monday I was honored to speak to over 150 seniors at Leisure World Seal Beach about the benefits and risks of using medical marijuana.    The largest growing demographic of patients using medical marijuana are the 55 and over community.   In my 4 plus years of speaking to thousands of seniors, they [...]