Question 1

Qualifying Conditions

Accepted Answer

In accordance with the Mississippi State Department of Health, the following medical disorders or their treatment qualify for participation in the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Program:

• Cancer 
 • Parkinson's Disease 
 • Huntington's Disease 
 • Muscular Dystrophy
 • Glaucoma 
 • Huntington's Disease​ 
 • Spastic Quadriplegia 
 • Positive Status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 
 • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 
 • Hepatitis • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) 
 • Ulcerative Colitis • Sickle-Cell Anemia 
 • Alzheimer's Disease 
 • Agitation of Dementia 
 • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD) 
 • Autism 
 • Pain Refractory to Appropriate Opioid Management 
 • Diabetic/Peripheral Neuropathy 
 • Spinal Cord Disease or Severe Injury​ 
 • Cachexia or Wasting Syndrome 
 • Chronic Pain 
 • Severe or Intractable Nausea 
 • Seizures 
 • Severe and persistent muscle spasms including, but not limited to, those characteristic of multiple sclerosis

Question 2

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Accepted Answer

There are many traumatic experiences that can initiate symptoms of PTSD, particularly those that are life-threatening, dangerous, or violent. Some example include:

• Combat and other military experiences. 
 • Sexual or physical assault. 
 • Learning about violent or accidental death or injury of a loved one. 
 • Child sexual or physical abuse. 
 • Serious accidents such as car wrecks. 
 • Natural disasters like fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, or earthquakes. 
 • Terrorist attacks.
 • Witnessing effects of a horrible or violent event.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder includes:

• Reliving the event, sometimes through nightmare or flashbacks. 
 • Physical symptoms, like a racing heart or sweating, may also occur. 
 • Avoiding situations that remind you of the event. For example, if you were in a car crash, you may avoid being in a car or traveling pass the crash site location. 
 • Having negative thoughts and feelings that make daily life difficult. You may trouble remembering; anger, guilt, or shameful feelings; have more negative thoughts about yourself; feelings of emptiness or numbness; and/or difficulty showing interest or happiness in previous activities previously enjoyed. 
 • Feeling jittery, nervous, or tense. Difficulty sleeping and/or concentrating on everyday work, school or reading activities, among others.

Women experiencing PSTD are more likely to exhibit the following:

• Being easily startled. 
 • Have more trouble feeling emotions, experience numbness. 
 • Avoid trauma reminders. 
 • Experience depression and anxiousness.

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