Making Sense of Bioethics: Column #220 : Evaluating Medical Use of Marijuana During Pregnancy

Cannabis use during pregnancy and lactation raises the prospect of adversely affecting not only neurodevelopment, but also subsequent neuropsychiatric, behavioral and executive functioning of the child.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationAugust 30, 2024Pregnancy Complications, Parenting, Disabilities and the Disabled, Alternative Medicine

Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 204: Psychedelic Drugs and New Mental Health Treatments

Although these powerful psychoactive substances can be abused for their hallucinogenic/psychedelic properties, several strategies can help assure their therapeutic use in an ethically-sound way for the treatment of mental illness.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationSeptember 30, 2022Addiction and Substance Abuse, Alternative Medicine

Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 156: The Smoke over Medical Marijuana

…medical marijuana seems to be receiving “special status” and is being “fast-tracked” for legalization, when it should instead be subject to the standard scientific verifications of the FDA approval process to assure its efficacy and safety.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationJune 30, 2018Addiction and Substance Abuse, Law and Ethics, Universal Morality, Voting and Ethics, Alternative Medicine, Drug Abuse

Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 142: The Ethics of New Age Medicine

Sometimes a remedy can be borrowed from Chinese, Indian or another medical tradition, but it should be chosen for its efficacy, safety, and reasonable mode of action, and not be in conflict with principles of sound medical science or Christian teaching.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationApril 30, 2017Alternative Medicine

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