Study: Pain Patients Use Fewer Opioids Following Initiation of Medical Cannabis

Study: Pain Patients Use Fewer Opioids Following Initiation of Medical Cannabis | NORML

ST. PAUL, MN — Chronic pain patients typically decrease their daily intake of opioids following their enrollment in a state-sanctioned medical cannabis access program, according to data published in the journal Annals of Pharmacotherapy. Investigators from HealthEast Care Systems, a non-profit health care provider, assessed the use of opioids and benzodiazepines in 77 intractable pain patients newly enrolled in […]

Study: Pain Patients Use Fewer Opioids Following Initiation of Medical Cannabis | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/94184/study-pain-patients-use-fewer-opioids-following-initiation-of-medical-cannabis/

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