A week ago I blogged about a women by them name of Sam who had been taking 12 Norco and 6 Oxycontin daily for the past 5 years. I was elated when after ONE WEEK she had decreased her opiate use to 4 Norco and 4 Oxycontin.

Today I evaluated a 59 year old male patient who has been sober for the past 15 years. He still routinely takes Antabuse 250 mg which is a drug that will cause severe nausea and vomiting if he consumes alcohol. Unfortunately he developed permanent nerve damage to his right arm as a result of his Antabuse medication. So he only uses it in emergency situations.

Last week I evaluate a 61 year old women named Fran who had multiple medical problems. Her main complaints were that she suffers from Parkinsons and has debilitating resting tremors and more importantly that she has been taking 18 pain pills EVERY DAY for the past 5 YEARS!!! (12 of which were oxycontin)

As medical director for Medical Cannabis of Southern California I often discuss with patients how they should share the information about their cannabis use with them. Many patients are apprehensive about it in fear that their primary care physician or specialist will not want to continue taking care of them.

As medical director for Medical Cannabis of Southern California I have the opportunity to evaluate patients who present with the diagnosis of Restless Legs Syndrome. Most of these patients come to me after having an incredible experience with cannabis to treat their symptoms. The following is an actual patient I had in my office yesterday.