Texas Compassionate Access supports the limited use of non-euphoric cannabidiol (CBD) rich oil in Texas for the treatment of debilitating conditions as directed and guided by board certified physicians. Texas Compassionate Access provides a voice for many Texans who suffer from epilepsy, spasticity, multiple sclerosis, autism, ALS, terminal cancer, and neurodegenerative disease where traditional treatment options as prescribed by their physicians have not worked.
Texas Compassionate Access began as a project of the Epilepsy Foundation Texas affiliates. This initiative was launched to support policy changes that would benefit patients and families and to inform them of the Texas laws that could cover their loved one’s condition under the Compassionate Use Program. Texas Compassionate Access brings together Texans and nonprofit organizations that support the compassionate access and physician-directed therapeutic use of cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive component of cannabis, to treat epilepsy and other debilitating diseases.
Epilepsy is the most common serious brain disorder worldwide. It has no age, racial, social class, national or geographic boundaries.World Health Organization
Despite available treatments, approximately one-third of people living with epilepsy suffer from uncontrolled seizures, which can lead to disability, injury, and even death. People living with uncontrolled seizures have reported beneficial effects, and reduced seizure activity, with the use of CBD oil. Access to CBD oil would be limited to cases where traditional treatment options, as prescribed by their physician, have been unsuccessful.
Texans should have access to this promising treatment option, especially if the patient, the family, and the physician-led medical team believe that this treatment may reduce seizures, and limit the possibility of severe consequences including death and major disability. Existing treatments have real side-effects, both known and unknown, and just as there are risks with any treatment, every day without seizure control is a risk to life.
Some epilepsy patients and especially very young children afflicted with life-threatening forms of epilepsy benefit from the compassionate and medically directed use of CBD. CBD oil has shown effectiveness in animal studies, and patients in states where CBD oil is legal have reported positive results.
What we’re doing is beyond important. We can literally change lives, both in quality and in length; and keep Texas families at home in the process.Mike Shaughnessy, North Texas Parent
Texans with all forms of epilepsy, spasticity, multiple sclerosis, autism, ALS, terminal cancer, and neurodegenerative disease will soon have access to CBD (low-THC cannabis). Sign up to our newsletter today for the latest information.
