According to a new survey, medical cannabis could be a viable substitute for effective, but highly-addictive, opioids often used for pain relief.
A new survey found that many people reported a reduction in pain after using medical marijuana.
In a survey published in the journal Substance Use & Misuse, nearly all of the participants said that cannabis was very helpful in treating a variety of medical conditions, including anxiety, chronic pain, depression, insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder.
More than three-fifths of the participants in the survey who had been taking opioids before they were prescribed medical cannabis were able to stop or reduce their use once they began using medical cannabis.
Almost all of the people who said it helped reduce pain and almost all of the people who said their pain wasn't interfering with normal social activities before they started using medical marijuana.
Dry mouth, increased appetite and drowsiness were the biggest side-effects.
70,178. There was a 37% increase in the number of people dying of overdoses in the United States in 2020 compared to the previous year. More than 550,000 deaths from 1999 to 2020 were caused by prescription and non- prescription drugs.
Recent studies have shown that increased use can have negative effects. The most common causes of emergency room visits for people who use recreational marijuana are acute trauma and respiratory problems, according to a study published in June.
Cannabis use has increased since it became legal for medical use in 37 states and for recreational use in 19 states and Washington D.C., and recent polling shows a majority of Americans favor full legalization. Although scientists admit there is still a lot of research that needs to be done on its potential health benefits, there is reason to believe the non-psycho active compounds in marijuana could help treat chronic pain. Health experts and lawmakers are trying to cut back on the national opiate crisis. The Biden administration announced last week that it would spend over a billion dollars on anti-overdose drugs. The crisis in America is thought to be worsened by misleading marketing campaigns by pharmaceutical companies. The commission warned in February that there could be more than one million deaths in the US and Canada by 2029 if no action is taken.
CarolynPritchett acknowledged that a large number of people feel the need to take opiate pain medication, but if there is an option to use a medicine with less harmful side-effects, such as a lower risk of overdose and death, then that is a good thing.
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