A Survey on the Effect That Medical Cannabis Has on Prescription Opioid Medication Usage for the Treatment of Chronic Pain at Three Medical Cannabis Products
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March 1, 2022
The US opioid epidemic has continued unabated, accounting for 47,600 overdose deaths in 2017, highlighting the urgent need for substitutes with similar pain-relieving effects but without addictive properties. The use of cannabis for pain management has…
Pain, pleasure, and placebo: Cannabinoids in reward processing and the perception of pain
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January 14, 2020
Cannabinoids could be a tool to reduce opioid doses when treating chronic pain When treating chronic pain, there is a constant dilemma between adequately relieving pain while also preventing addiction to painkillers. Unfortunately, many of the most…