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| | Marijuana Aids Hepatitis C Therapy
Washington, DC -- Marijuana can improve the
effectiveness
of drug therapy for hepatitis C, a
potentially deadly viral infection that
affects more
than 3 million Americans, a study has found. The
work adds to a
growing literature supporting the
notion that in some circumstances pot can
offer
medical benefits.
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Treatment for hepatitis C involves months of therapy
with two powerful drugs, interferon and ribavirin, that have severe side
effects, including extreme fatigue, nausea, muscle aches, loss of appetite and
depression. Because of those side effects, many patients do not finish treatment
and the virus ends up destroying their livers.
Researchers at the University of California at San
Francisco and at an Oakland substance abuse center tracked the progress of 71
hepatitis C patients taking the difficult therapy. Tests and interviews
indicated that 22 smoked marijuana every day or two during the treatment period
while 49 rarely or never did.
At the end of the six-month treatment, 19 (86 percent)
of those who used marijuana had successfully completed the therapy -- meaning
they took at least 80 percent of their doses over at least 80 percent of the
period. Only 29 (59 percent) of the nonsmokers achieved that goal.
Similarly, 54 percent of the marijuana users achieved a
"sustained virological response," the gold standard goal of therapy,
meaning they had no sign of the virus in their bodies six months after the
treatment was over. That compared with only 18 percent of those who did not
smoke pot.
While it is possible that the marijuana had a specific,
positive biomedical effect, it is more likely that it helped patients by
reducing depression, improving appetite and offering psychological benefits that
helped the patients tolerate the treatment's side effects, the team reports in
the current issue of the European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology.
Source: Washington Post (DC)
Author: Rick Weiss
Published: Saturday, August 12, 2006; A03
Copyright: 2006 Washington Post
Contact: letterstoed@washpost.com
Website: http://www.washingtonpost.com/
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