Empowering Wellness: Navigating Medical Cannabis in Harm Reduction
Sep 03, 2023Hosted By: Debi Wimberley - Founder of the Effective Cannabis Newsletter with Guest Yakima Palmer, an MSNM, RHIA, CPC, Certified Cannabis Educator and Coach
Listen in as two experienced medical Cannabis Educators discuss the never-ending impact of substance use, both prescribed and illicit. They reveal how cannabinoid therapies are an effective treatment to assist in harm reduction.
This discussion covers the importance of addressing underlying issues rather than just focusing on abstinence. Touching on the need for more progressive approaches to health and addiction treatment, the interview emphasizes harm reduction strategies to protect individuals and promote holistic wellness.
You will find links to the articles and studies shared in this conversation below if you would like to dive a little deeper.
Yakima was the guest editor of the EC Newsletter this month. Learn more about Yakima at:
YAKS Wellness: www.yakswellness.com/
Additional Resources:
2. DEA Data Shows Marijuana Legalization Linked To ‘Reductions In Opioid Demand,’ New Study Finds
3. CBD derivatives shown to be effective in reversing fentanyl overdose
5. "We do it ourselves”: strengths and opportunities for improving the practice of harm reduction
About Debi Wimberley:
Debi Wimberley is a staunch, tireless, and caring advocate for Medical Cannabis education and self-empowerment in healthy living. A survivor of decades of chronic, debilitating pain and lung disease, she never gave up hope, even when doctors bluntly declared there was nothing more they could do. Taking matters into her own hands, Debi drew on her background in medical technology, oncology, and hospitals as tools to learn, understand and thrive. Being adaptive and agile allowed her to obtain certifications in Medical Cannabis applications, Patient Care and become a certified professional communicator and content creator specializing in Cannabis. Debi is blazing new territory. Her mission is to centralize quality, accurate, fact-based education through collaborative work with other certified Cannabis educators, health coaches, and medical professionals.
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