HIV Infections – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org Educating Healthcare Professionals about the Medical Use of Cannabis Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:30:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.3 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-scc-flavicon-32x32.png HIV Infections – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org 32 32 Medical, therapeutic, and recreational use of cannabis among young men who have sex with men living with HIV https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2021/08/19/medical-therapeutic-and-recreational-use-of-cannabis-among-young-men-who-have-sex-with-men-living-with-hiv/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:28:27 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=24007 Cannabis plays a role in symptoms management in HIV, especially the alleviation of pain and nausea and stimulation of appetite, and prevalence of cannabis use in HIV-positive populations exceeds that of the general U.S. population. Previous research has described an "overlap" between medical and recreational cannabis use among persons living with HIV. To understand better the motives associated cannabis use among young men who have sex with men living with HIV (HIV+ YMSM), we conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 HIV+YMSM in Denver and Chicago.

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]]> The effects of cannabinoids on the pharmacokinetics of indinavir and nelfinavir https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2021/06/17/the-effects-of-cannabinoids-on-the-pharmacokinetics-of-indinavir-and-nelfinavir/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:39:43 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=23353 Cannabinoids, including smoked marijuana and delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (dronabinol, Marinol), have been used to treat human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV)-associated anorexia and weight loss. Concerns have been raised, however, that these compounds might have adverse effects on the immune system of subjects with HIV infection.

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]]> Short-term effects of cannabinoids on immune phenotype and function in HIV-1-infected patients https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2021/06/17/short-term-effects-of-cannabinoids-on-immune-phenotype-and-function-in-hiv-1-infected-patients/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:32:22 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=23349 Cannabinoids, including smoked marijuana and delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (dronabinol, Marinol), have been used to treat human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV)-associated anorexia and weight loss. Concerns have been raised, however, that these compounds might have adverse effects on the immune system of subjects with HIV infection.

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]]> Short-term effects of cannabinoids in patients with HIV-1 infection: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2021/06/17/short-term-effects-of-cannabinoids-in-patients-with-hiv-1-infection-a-randomized-placebo-controlled-clinical-trial/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:21:14 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=23344 Cannabinoid use could potentially alter HIV RNA levels by two mechanisms: immune modulation or cannabinoid-protease inhibitor interactions (because both share cytochrome P-450 metabolic pathways).

Objective: To determine the short-term effects of smoked marijuana on the viral load in HIV-infected patients.

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]]> Cannabis in painful HIV-associated sensory neuropathy: a randomized placebo-controlled trial https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2021/06/17/cannabis-in-painful-hiv-associated-sensory-neuropathy-a-randomized-placebo-controlled-trial/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:09:18 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=23339 Aim: To determine the effect of smoked cannabis on the neuropathic pain of HIV-associated sensory neuropathy and an experimental pain model.

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