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Marijuana Use Forces Seattle Patient Off Transplant List
Mon, Apr 28, 2008 1:20 pm
Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
SEATTLE -- The University of Washington Medical Center says a 56-year-old man dying of a failing liver can not be considered for a transplant.
The reason? Timothy Garon used medical marijuana for the relief of symptoms of hepatitis C. He can't understand why he was denied a place on the transplant waiting list.
Doctors say drug use is one of the factors they consider in deciding whether a patient is likely to be able to handle the treatment regimen required of people who have transplants.
Garon is the lead singer for Nearly Dan, a Steely Dan cover-band. He remains charged with manufacturing marijuana for his arrest in December at a rental home in Mountlake Terrace.
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