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Oct 25, '10 by FranjcampHopefully the boards would consider it as any other narcotic use and if a person had a script would accept it. My state is ultra conservative who know how they would react. I do know smoking pot makes you spacey, though people deny it, its true. So how does that effect job performance. On the other hand I would assume like any narcotic use a person builds up a certain amount of resistance to drugs over time. The other thing is medicinal use of marijuana for cancer patients helps the appetite, decreases nausea and creates a needed euphoria, so if a nurse has these symptoms such as manifested in cancer, why do they not have the right to treatment with the same drugs, without loosing their license.leslie :-D likes this. - Oct 25, '10 by FranjcampIt never ceases to amaze me different peoples attitudes to the word marijuana, no matter what context it is used in.Last edit by Franjcamp on Nov 2, '10
- Nov 18, '11 by natenoa concern.
no doctors are writing "prescriptions" for marijuana. they are actually writing recommendations for self medication. i have never seen a doctor write a prescription for marijuana, but if its asked for they will definately prescribe marinol, which is marijuana in pill form.
does anybody understand the legal implications of prescriptions vs recommendations, and what that might mean for a registered nurse who has back pain, and does not want to be on any habit forming drugs such as vicodin and would much rather use marijuana, off the clock of course.PetERNurse likes this. -
Nov 24, '11 by MunoRNQuote from cherrybreezeMichael Jackson was killed by medications taken as prescribed and under a Physicians care, so it's not foolproof. I've had patients who were prescribed large temazepam doses at home, when we continued the temazepam at the same dose we've noticed they are clearly over-sedated on that dose. The same it true for opiates. There's no reason to believe that a Doctor will never prescribe an inappropriate or unsafe dose.When taken as prescribed and under a physician's care, I disagree with the "kill" statement.jelly221,RN likes this. -
Nov 25, '11 by PetERNurseQuote from natenoThis is the issue. An MD can RECOMMEND you use it for certain conditions, but not prescribe.a concern.
no doctors are writing "prescriptions" for marijuana. they are actually writing recommendations for self medication. i have never seen a doctor write a prescription for marijuana, but if its asked for they will definately prescribe marinol, which is marijuana in pill form.
does anybody understand the legal implications of prescriptions vs recommendations, and what that might mean for a registered nurse who has back pain, and does not want to be on any habit forming drugs such as vicodin and would much rather use marijuana, off the clock of course.
Personally, I think there is much less harm done by smoking pot than drinking alcohol (if either are done in moderation). If alcohol is legal, I don't see why pot isn't (lets not forget how well prohibition worked before
).
How many people get off work and have a few drinks? Do those people come into work drunk?
I guess some people do go into work drunk...
The point is, if you want to get high, you can do it with alcohol, and it is legal/socially acceptable. Not the same for pot, and I don't quite know why. BTW I do not smoke pot (did back in undergrad
). I just feel so many resources are wasted on enforcing anti-marijuana laws, which are ineffective at best.
As far as medically using and RN testing positive, I don't think that would fly. DEA says no.
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Dec 7, '11 by Rob72An interesting observation, with some profound, possibly disturbing, implications, from this article:Soft drugs when widely accessible seem to lose much of their appeal.
http://www.amsterdam.info/drugs/
I will assume that the price of shrooms is significantly higher in the Netherlands. It isn't the drug/sensation, it is the anti-social behavior that is most generally attractive, at least among the Bohemians I know.
An intoxicated practitioner is an intoxicated practitioner. The penalites (depending on # of offenses) are generally the same, FWIW. (Alc/pot) -
Dec 11, '11 by leslie :-DQuote from Franjcampvery true for both...I do know smoking pot makes you spacey, though people deny it, its true. So how does that effect job performance. On the other hand I would assume like any narcotic use a person builds up a certain amount of resistance to drugs over time.
that i wouldn't have any reservations with a chronic pain nurse, taking a percocet before work.
tolerances do develop and one can be perfectly functional when taking a narcotic.
but with weed?
no way.
it gets you high, and impairs judgment...no getting around it.
so i wouldn't want any nurse smoking before going to work.
(and i'm a former toker.)
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