I'm a bit worried and have some questions about my situation. I've been an asthmatic for quite some time now, and I was addicted to alcohol for 15 years. I stopped drinking completely in 2016 and started smoking weed instead. It's been two years since then, and I've realized that I haven't needed my inhaler, Foracart, for the past six months. I feel like weed might have helped with my asthma, but now I'm keen on quitting smoking weed as well. I'm curious to know if there are medicines available that contain weed or if there are alternative ways to consume weed in a medicinal form. Any advice would be appreciated.

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Dr Ibrahim Salah

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Continue foracort inhaler sos for breathing difficulty. Pulmonologist opinion is advised to the patient.

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