1-Year-Old Baby Tests Positive on Cocaine

An adult can accidentally fall into unwarranted accident or health risk, much less a 1-year old kid. A shocking news about a 1-year old baby boy tested positive of cocaine and PCP rattled Chicago. A witness saw the child, at a West Side house, Sunday, chewing on a piece of tinfoil thought to be tainted with the above mentioned drugs.

The child was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital after he was acting lethargic. Good thing the boy was found in good condition, though, remained at the care of people in scrub tops and scrub pants of the hospital that day for observation. Investigators went to the house and found drug paraphernalia after the hospital officials called cops.

How many infants are faced with such risks, being with irresponsible parents who are drug addicts or users? What if nobody saw what happened to that poor child? What could have resulted from this will remain covered from the sight of the public and the authorities. And the all will rest on the hands of the people responsible.

Should You Use Medical Marijuana?

Medical marijuana has been in the limelight for the past several months. Debates and news highlight legalization of medical pot shops in different states across America, although others weren't swept by the overwhelming success of the newly established laws favoring it.

At the start of FDA saying there must be further studies that must be conducted, advocates of medical marijuana became high on pushing legislators to favor them. Not long enough, their efforts paid off. This is despite the fact that studies haven't yet showed results from the latest studies done and FDA has not yet changed the category of marijuana.

Besides going against Food and Drug Administration, medical cannabis posts a very high risk of lung problems. Why? Because the most common way of using this herbal treatment is through smoking, wherein the lungs take the brunt just like how cigarette smoking gives them burden. Marijuana smoking slowly kills the person by targeting a vital organ.

On the other hand, medical marijuana advocates have a long list of positive side of pot. It includes myriad of ailments allegedly treatable by marijuana, including Psoriasis, genital herpes, myeloid leukemia, alcohol abuse, skin cancer and more; and that in order to use medical marijuana without the lung issues, other ways of taking pot in is also available. It can be eaten after it's baked. The user can also drink along it with tea or tincture with vodka.

Safety and effectiveness of this herbal drug still depend on whether results from studies prove good. For now, patients need to carefully reconsider things before finally taking the next step. They have to keep in mind that experts haven't yet officially approved its use. There are other medications and treatments being given by physicians in medical uniforms to treat ailments considered to be treatable by the so called medical marijuana.