{"componentChunkName":"component---common-build-question-tags-template-js","path":"/question-tag/milk/","result":{"data":{"allQuestion":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Question_11373-markdown","title":"Will cannabis show up in breast milk?","slug":"will-cannabis-show-up-in-breast-milk","content":"\n_____________________\nThis is a very good question. Many compounds can become concentrated in breast milk. Endogenous endocannabinoids (molecules made by our own bodies) are found in high levels in breast milk. This is thought to increase feeding in suckling newborns. THC and other cannabinoids can be found in breast milk and can be passed onto the breast feeding baby. Whether or not this causes harm to the baby is debatable. Melanie Dreher, PhD did some of the best work on this subject, studying a large number of pregnant women and babies in Jamaica, and her findings are reassuring. Her study was published in Pediatrics......\nPediatrics, February 1994, Volume 93, Number 2, pp. 254-260. American Academy of Pediatrics\nPrenatal Marijuana Exposure and Neonatal Outcomes in Jamaica:\nAn Ethnographic Study\nMelanie C. Dreher, PhD; Kevin Nugent, PhD; and Rebekah Hudgins, MA\nABSTRACT.\nSetting. Rural Jamaica in heavy-marijuana-using population.\nObjective. To identify neurobehavioral effects of prenatal marijuana exposure on\nneonates in rural Jamaica.\nDesign. Ethnographic field studies and standardized neurobehavior assessments\nduring the neonatal period.\nParticipants. Twenty-four Jamaican neonates exposed to marijuana prenatally\nand 20 nonexposed neonates.\nMeasurements and main results. Exposed and nonexposed neonates were\ncompared at 3 days and 1 month old, using the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment\nScale, including supplementary items to capture possible subtle effects. There\nwere no significant differences between exposed and nonexposed neonates on day\n3. At 1 month, the exposed neonates showed better physiological stability and\nrequired less examiner facilitation to reach organized states. The neonates of\nheavy-marijuana-using mothers had better scores on autonomic stability, quality\nof alertness, irritability, and self-regulation and were judged to be more\nrewarding for caregivers.\nConclusions. The absence of any differences between the exposed on nonexposed\ngroups in the early neonatal period suggest that the better scores of exposed\nneonates at 1 month are traceable to the cultural positioning and social and\neconomic characteristics of mothers using marijuana that select for the use of\nmarijuana but also promote neonatal development. Pediatrics 1994;93:254-\n260; prenatal marijuana exposure, neonatal outcomes, Jamaica, Brazelton scale\nsupplementary items.\nConsiderable controversy surrounds this subject and one should use their best judgement in deciding how to best care for their children.\n\nandrewvanmd\n_____________________\nThis is a common question and my opinion is quite clear. The \"Jamaica\" study done over 22 years ago and the quality and potency of the cannabis was never mentioned and most likely much different from those today. It was also done in a different patient population that the more varied one that uses cannabis today.\n\nAs I have stated we have touched on this subject previously regarding cannabis use during pregnancy as well. For breast feeding while using cannabis there are \"studies\" and opinions from both side that you can find as to whether it effects the infant in any way.\n\nMarijuana is secreted in milk with a reported milk/plasma ratio of 8:1. In one study of 27 women who used cannabis daily during breastfeeding, no differences in growth, mental and motor development were noted in this study population. Most studies suggest a significant absorption in infants following exposure via breast milk. Since the measure is usually of THC, the CBD content was not mentioned, but can assume there is CBD present.\n\nWhile an analysis of breast milk samples in chronic heavy users revealed an eight-fold increase in accumulation in breast milk compared to plasma, the dose obtained is still insufficient to produce clinical effects in the infant. It may be, however, sufficient to alter long-term neurobehavioral functioning. Infants exposed to marijuana through breastmilk will test positive in urine screens for long periods of time (2-3 weeks)\n\nThis also touches on the fact that if your baby for some reason has their urine tested and it is in fact positive for cannabis, the pediatrician will most likely report this to police/child protection etc.\n\nThe main point being that some of the cannabis will be in your breast milk and will be fed to you child. Since you do not know the end result that this will have one your child, do you want to take that chance?\n\nPerry Solomon, MD","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_10900-markdown","title":"Is it true that lemon or milk can reverse the effects of THC?","slug":"is-it-true-that-lemon-or-milk-can-reverse-the-effects-of-thc","content":"\n_____________________\nI dont know about lemon or milk, but CBD is supposed to be effective at balancing out the effects of THC. If you have had an edible and feel its too strong (a very common occurrence) it seems counter intuitive, but if you take some CBD it can help to reduce the 'high' feeling and bring things under control.\n\nFor this reason, its always good to have a high CBD tincture handy, especially of you are consuming edibles. It can be hard to convince someone to take something more, especially of they are feeling overwhelmed as it is by what they ate, but if you can get them to take some it can improve things. I have personal experience of this working for me, although I don't know the chemical background as to why this may work. \n\nPerhaps one of our doctors will chime in here.\n\nAs for lemon or milk, I have never heard of such a thing.\n\nmark\n_____________________\nI've never heard of this (In the last 50 years I've been using).  There are a lot  of foolish ideas tossed around by people who have no idea of what they're talking about - this sounds like one of those things.\n\njordie\n_____________________\nI don't believe lemon or milk will reverse the psychoactive effects of THC, but taking a pure CBD extract absolutely works. I've tried it myself many times and have seen it's efficacy for people who attend our Social Club events. Care by Design 18:1 CBD tincture is one that we always have on hand for ourselves and our members. If you feel too high or ungrounded, simply take a few squirts of the CBD spray under the tongue. It acts quickly, usually within 10-15 minutes and offers a grounding, and some say widening, of the high feeling - which essentially brings you back down.\n\nherbabuena","image":null}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":12,"skip":0,"numPages":1,"currentPage":1,"id":5515,"name":"Milk","slug":"milk","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}