Lester Grinspoon (Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School)
"I'd have no hesitation giving a youngster with ADHD a trial of oral marijuana...For some kids, it appears to be more effective than traditional treatments. And marijuana certainly has fewer potential dangers than Ritalin."
- Commenting on a report that medical marijuana is being prescribed for kids in California.
**Pot may or may not have "fewer potential dangers than Ritalin," but it's hard to believe anyone would defend the use of marijuana in kids...If anything, it should make parents a little leery about using Ritalin and other psych meds on their kids.
"Let me count the ways in which prescribing marijuana for teens with ADHD is a bad idea...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." - Stephen Hinshaw (Professor of Psychology at the University of California at Berkeley)**
- Commenting on a report that medical marijuana is being prescribed for kids in California.
**Pot may or may not have "fewer potential dangers than Ritalin," but it's hard to believe anyone would defend the use of marijuana in kids...If anything, it should make parents a little leery about using Ritalin and other psych meds on their kids.
"Let me count the ways in which prescribing marijuana for teens with ADHD is a bad idea...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." - Stephen Hinshaw (Professor of Psychology at the University of California at Berkeley)**
posted by Poison Pero @ Thursday, November 26, 2009
3 Comments:
At 12:30 PM,
Anonymous said…
You need to educate yourself about marijuana. Big Pharma is killing our children and it is because of myopic, uneducated people such as yourself. Seriously, do us all a favor and educate yourself about marijuana so you do not continue to spread marijuana myths. No disrespect intended.
At 11:09 AM,
Unknown said…
You really should try to learn a little more about cannabis before posting a (very uninformed) opinion about it.
Cannabis (marijuana) is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. It is non-toxic, and there has never been a single substantiated death due to cannabis overdose.
I would not hesitate to authorize its usage on any of my children if they were ADHD and I felt it would help them.
At 6:13 PM,
Anonymous said…
as one with ADD I can assure you that cannabis is effective for me. I have taken many professional exams under the influence of cannabis to relieve the stress and lack of attention, test boredom. I also had a stent in my Professional Studies where I abstained from cannabis it was a disaster. I cannot imagine sitting threw 22 years of education without it. It makes me a better Professor. I am gifted and ADD but with cannabis I lecture from memory as I see others reading their notes which I could read 10 times faster. I am able to read students and engage them in Socratic debate. Also it has worked well in professional examinations which I have passed the first time and every time. In the words of a public high school teacher I don't care how many pills you take or how much reefer you smoke as long as you come into this class and pay attention OR other teachers: get the hell out of my class. I always thought class attendance was beneficial. Let's get mediated and have perfect and engaging attendance. It worked for me.
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