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Papers: 15 Jan 2022 - 21 Jan 2022


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2022 Jan


Pain Physician


25


1

Medical Cannabis Used as an Alternative Treatment for Chronic Pain Demonstrates Reduction in Chronic Opioid Use – A Prospective Study.

Abstract

Chronic opioid therapy (COT) has been used to treat many chronic pain conditions even with poor evidence for its long-term effectiveness. Medical cannabis has emerged with certain pain-relieving properties, which has led to questions as to its' potential application, especially in relation to its effect on opioid use.