A study led by WashU Medicine researchers found that adults with drug-resistant epilepsy who used cannabis most days had more frequent convulsive seizures and became resistant to antiseizure medications years sooner than nonusers. (
Cannabis triggers more severe epilepsy, suggests a new study.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm#6D62C496CD 7@F?5 E92E 6A:=6ADJ A2E:6?ED H9@ FD6 E96 5CF8 >@DE 52JD 925 @G6C EH:46 2D >2?J 4@?GF=D:G6 D6:KFC6D 2D ?@?FD6CD]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96J 2=D@ 3642>6 C6D:DE2?E E@ 2?E:D6:KFC6 >65:42E:@?D BF:4<6C E92? ?@?FD6CD @7 42??23:D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 7:?5:?8D @7 E96 p>6C:42? DEF5J]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 C6D62C49 E62> 6I2>:?65 ec 25F=ED H:E9 5CF8\C6D:DE2?E 6A:=6ADJ — 567:?65 2D H96? EH@ @C >@C6 >65:42E:@?D 92G6?VE 4@?EC@==65 D6:KFC6D — H9@ H6C6 25>:EE65 E@ 2 DA64:2=:K65 :?A2E:6?E F?:E]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmpC@F?5 @?6\E9:C5 @7 E96 A2E:6?ED C6A@CE65 FD:?8 42??23:D C64C62E:@?2==J >@DE 52JD]k^Am
(Photo by MySeeds DE via Pexels)
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm}:?6 @FE @7 `_ @7 E96 7C6BF6?E FD6CD 6IA6C:6?465 E96 4@?GF=D:G6 EJA6D @7 D6:KFC6D >@DE 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 :?;FCJ 2?5 DF556? F?6IA64E65 562E9 :? 6A:=6ADJ[ @7E6? C676CC65 E@ 2D Q8C2?5 >2=Q @C 86?6C2=:K65 E@?:4\4=@?:4 D6:KFC6D]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmx? 4@?EC2DE[ 23@FE 92=7 @7 ?@?FD6CD 5:5?VE 6IA6C:6?46 E9@D6 EJA6D @7 D6:KFC6D]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 C6D62C49 E62> D2JD E96:C 7:?5:?8D[ AF3=:D965 :? E96 ;@FC?2= k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^@?=:?6=:3C2CJ]H:=6J]4@>^;@FC?2=^`dag``efQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmtA:=6AD:2k^2m[ 42?VE 6DE23=:D9 E92E 42??23:D FD6 H@CD6?D 6A:=6ADJ[ 3FE E96J D2:5 E96C6 :D 2 Q4@?46C?:?8Q 2DD@4:2E:@?]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$EF5J D6?:@C 2FE9@C sC] p2C@? $ECF4< D2JD E96 7:?5:?8D >2<6 42??23:D FD6 H@CE9 C2:D:?8 5:C64E=J H:E9 A2E:6?ED[ 6DA64:2==J E9@D6 H9@ 2C6 FD:?8 :E 7@C :DDF6D DF49 2D :?D@>?:2]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmw6 D2:5i Q%96C6 :D?VE 567:?:E:G6 52E2 E92E 42??23:D FD6 H@CD6?D 6A:=6ADJ]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQqFE :7 D@>6@?6 :D FD:?8 42??23:D E@ 96=A H:E9 2?I:6EJ @C D=66A[ xV5 AC676C E@ EC62E E9@D6 AC@3=6>D H:E9 5CF8D H6 F?56CDE2?5 C2E96C E92? D@>6E9:?8 =2C86=J F?C68F=2E65 H9@D6 :>A24E @? E96 3C2:? H6 5@?VE C62==J <?@H]Qk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$ECF4<[ 7C@> k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>65:4:?6]H2D9F]65F^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm(2D9:?8E@? &?:G6CD:EJ $49@@= @7 |65:4:?6 :? $E] {@F:Dk^2m[ ?@E65 E92E E96 C6D62C49 H2D DAFCC65 3J 2 EC6?5 96 925 @3D6CG65 EC62E:?8 A2E:6?ED H:E9 6A:=6ADJ 2>:5 E96 3@@> :? C64C62E:@?2= 42??23:D FD6 :? C646?E J62CD]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmw6 D2:5i Qx H2D D66:?8 A2E:6?ED H:E9 9@CC:3=6 D6:KFC6D[ C62==J D6G6C6 6A:=6ADJ[ H9@ 5:5?VE 92G6 2?J @7 E96 6IA64E65 C:D< 724E@CD]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQ%96 @?6 E9:?8 E96J 925 :? 4@>>@? H2D 7C6BF6?E[ 9:89\A@E6?4J 42??23:D FD6]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQxEVD 2? F?4@?EC@==65 G2C:23=6 E92E H2D 2AA62C:?8 >@C6 2?5 >@C6 :? >J AC24E:46[ 2?5 ?@3@5J 925 C62==J DEF5:65 :E]Qk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmp AFC:7:65 7@C> @7 42??23:5:@= WrqsX[ 2 496>:42= 4@>A@F?5 7@F?5 :? 42??23:D[ :D 2AAC@G65 3J E96 &]$] u@@5 2?5 sCF8 p5>:?:DEC2E:@? 7@C EC62E:?8 D@>6 D6G6C6 7@C>D @7 6A:=6ADJ]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmqFE E96 >65:42E:@? 4@?E2:?D ?@ E6EC29J5C@42??23:?@= W%wrX[ E96 ADJ49@24E:G6 4@>A@?6?E :? 42??23:D]k^Am
(Photo by Anna Shvets via Pexels)
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmx? 2?:>2= DEF5:6D[ rqs 92D 366? D9@H? E@ DFAAC6DD D6:KFC6D]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmqFE %wr >2J 5@ E96 @AA@D:E6]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 42??23:D D@=5 :? E96 C64C62E:@?2= >2C<6E :D :?4C62D:?8=J 9:89 :? %wr 2?5 =@H :? rqs[ 244@C5:?8 E@ C646?E DEF5:6D @7 A@E6?4J]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%@ 6IA=@C6 E96 C6=2E:@?D9:A 36EH66? 7C6BF6?E 42??23:D FD6 2?5 6A:=6ADJ[ $ECF4< 2?5 9:D 4@==628F6D 2?2=JK65 C64@C5D 7C@> A2E:6?ED EC62E65 36EH66? a_`h 2?5 a_ac :? 2? 6A:=6ADJ >@?:E@C:?8 F?:E 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 (:D4@?D:? $49@@= @7 |65:4:?6 2?5 !F3=:4 w62=E9]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96J 4@>A2C65 aa 7C6BF6?E C64C62E:@?2= FD6CD — A6@A=6 H9@ C6A@CE65 FD:?8 42??23:D a_ 52JD 2 >@?E9 @C >@C6 — H:E9 ca ?@?FD6CD]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 C6D62C496CD 7@F?5 2 Q4=62C D6E @7 762EFC6DQ 2>@?8 E96 7C6BF6?E FD6CD — A2E:6?ED :? E96:C a_D[ >@DE=J >2=6[ H:E9@FE E96 FDF2= C:D< 724E@CD 7@C 6A:=6ADJ[ H9@D6 D6:KFC6D 6D42=2E65 BF:4<=J 7C@> @?D6E E@ 25>:DD:@? E@ E96 6A:=6ADJ >@?:E@C:?8 F?:E]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm~G6C2==[ 7C6BF6?E 42??23:D FD6CD 925 >@C6 C64FCC6?E 2?5 >@C6 D6G6C6 D6:KFC6D E92? ?@?FD6CD 5:5]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$ECF4< D2:5 E96J H6C6 D66? 2E E96 :?A2E:6?E 6A:=6ADJ >@?:E@C:?8 F?:E — 2? :?5:42E:@? E92E E96:C AC6D4C:365 >65:42E:@?D 925 DE@AA65 H@C<:?8 E@ 4@?EC@= D6:KFC6D — 2? 2G6C286 @7 7:G6 J62CD 27E6C E96:C 7:CDE D6:KFC6[ 4@>A2C65 H:E9 `g J62CD 7@C ?@?FD6CD]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmp?5 E96J H6C6 5:D492C865 @? >@C6 2?E:D6:KFC6 >65:42E:@?D 56DA:E6 92G:?8 925 6A:=6ADJ 7@C 72C =6DD E:>6]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 C6D62C496CD 7@F?5 E92E 2>@?8 `d 7C6BF6?E FD6CD H9@D6 E:>6=:?6D 4@F=5 36 5@4F>6?E65[ 2== DE2CE65 FD:?8 42??23:D 367@C6 6IA6C:6?4:?8 E96:C 7:CDE D6:KFC6[ H62<6?:?8 E96 =:<6=:9@@5 E92E E96J 3682? FD:?8 42??23:D :? 9@A6D @7 :>AC@G:?8 E96:C 6A:=6ADJ]k^Am
(Photo by Kindel Media via Pexels)
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$ECF4< D2:5 E92E DF49 D6G6C6 6A:=6ADJ FDF2==J =62G6D G:D:3=6 D42CC:?8 @? E96 9:AA@42>AFD[ 2 D629@CD6\D92A65 DECF4EFC6 566A :? E96 3C2:? E92E :D 46?EC2= E@ >6>@CJ H96C6 >2?J D6:KFC6D 368:?]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmqFE 7C6BF6?E FD6CDV 3C2:? D42?D =@@<65 =2C86=J ?@C>2=[ H9:49 :?5:42E65 E@ E96 C6D62C49 E62> E92E D@>6E9:?8 @E96C E92? E96 FDF2= 5:D62D6 AC@46DD H2D 8@:?8 @?]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$ECF4< D2:5i Q%wr 24ED @? C646AE@CD 56?D6DE :? E9@D6 D2>6 3C2:? C68:@?D[ DF886DE:?8 E96D6 A2E:6?EDV D6:KFC6D >2J 2C:D6 7C@> 52>286 E@ 9@H 3C2:? 4:C4F:ED 2C6 7:C:?8 C2E96C E92? 7C@> A9JD:42= 52>286]Qk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 E62> :D 56D:8?:?8 2 =2C86C DEF5J[ :?4=F5:?8 86@8C2A9:4 C68:@?D H:E9 5:DE:?4E 42??23:D =682=:K2E:@? 9:DE@C:6D 2?5 52E2 @? FD6 A2EE6C?D]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmx?DE625 @7 92G:?8 A2E:6?ED C6A@CE E96:C @H? 42??23:D FD6[ E96 C6D62C496CD A=2? E@ :?4@CA@C2E6 @3;64E:G6 >62DFC6D 2E 25>:DD:@? 7@C 2 >@C6 244FC2E6 82F86 @7 H92E A6@A=6 24EF2==J 4@?DF>6]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$EF5J 7:CDE 2FE9@C sC] $2?E:28@ !9:=:36CE\#@D2D[ 2 C6D62C496C :? $ECF4<VD =23[ D2:5i Q#:89E ?@H[ E96 9@?6DE 2?DH6C H96? 2 A2E:6?E 2D<D H96E96C E96:C 42??23:D FD6 :D 27764E:?8 E96:C D6:KFC6D :D E92E H6VC6 ?@E DFC6]Qk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmw6 25565i Q{2C86C DEF5:6D H:== 96=A FD 8:G6 E96> 2 C62= 2?DH6C — 9@H >F49 >2EE6CD 2?5 H96E96C DE@AA:?8 96=AD — D@ E96J 42? >2<6 2? :?7@C>65 564:D:@?]Qk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.