Volunteers With Chronic Pain Needed for Medical Study

[Jimbo]

A research team seeks volunteers to participate in an important study examining the effectiveness of vaporized medical marijuana for patients with chronic pain. Click here for details.

A Study to Assess Whether Using Vaporized Marijuana Affects
the Safety of Prescribed Opioids in Patients Treated for
Chronic Pain

This study will assess the clinical safety of using marijuana with
opioids by monitoring the short-term side effects associated with
combined therapy.

TO JOIN THIS STUDY, YOU MUST:
• Have ongoing chronic pain

• Be 18 or older

• Be taking either OxyContin or
MS Contin (or Kadian) twice
daily

• Be willing to give up marijuana
for a month prior to entering the
study

• Not be a cigarette and/or cigar
smoker, or be willing not to
smoke for two weeks before
starting the study

• Meet some additional criteria
IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE, YOU WILL:

• Spend five days and nights in a
clinical research center at San
Francisco General Hospital

• Have blood tests and other
measurements done

• Inhale vaporized medical
marijuana three times a day
You can receive $520 for participating

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL (415) 476-9554, ext. 315
IF YOU QUALIFY, BUT NEED ASSISTANCE WITH
TRANSPORTATION TO SAN FRANCISCO, WRITE JOSH
SONSTROEM AT MAPS AT accounting @ maps. org
COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM
POSITIVE HEALTH PROGRAM OF THE UCSF MEDICAL SERVICE AT SAN
FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL

Download a flyer for a medical marijuana study

[eltone]

Yo, Jimbo! Why doesn't the Medical Marijuana and Op*ate Study Leaflet OPEN for me to print. I've tried saving it and just opening it. It saves to my computer but will not open so I can print it. I know many people who would qualify for this. Please respond...Thanks......

[Jimbo]

Originally Posted by eltone

Yo, Jimbo! Why doesn't the Medical Marijuana and Op*ate Study Leaflet OPEN for me to print. I've tried saving it and just opening it. It saves to my computer but will not open so I can print it. I know many people who would qualify for this. Please respond...Thanks......

Ok...thats on their end...I guess I'll e-mail them and find out if they know this has a problem. I'll try to get to the bottom of it, if I can...cool?