Can Medical Marijuana Help Chronic Pain?

 

Chronic pain has reached epidemic proportions in this country. Chronic pain is often defined as pain that lasts for three months or more. Although it is more common in older adults, anyone can experience it. Approximately 50 million people suffer from chronic pain and another 25 million suffer from acute pain caused by surgery and accidents.


One of the main problems of chronic pain is under treatment. According to the National Association for Chronic Pain Outreach, seven million cannot relieve their pain without opioid medications, yet only 4,000 doctors were willing to prescribe them. Due to negative publicity, erroneous opinions about addiction, or scrutiny from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), doctors fear losing their license. Even if you can find a doctor to prescribe opioids, since tolerance can occur over time, many doctors will not prescribe an adequate dose to combat pain. Tragically, living with intractable pain can lead to depression, and depression can lead to suicide.


Although I do not advocate the use of marijuana for recreational use, it has been found to be beneficial in the treatment of chronic pain. In addition to its analgesic effects, it is an anti-inflammatory and can work synergistically with opioid medications. Unfortunately, although opioid medications are effective in treating pain at first, tolerance can develop over time and they don't work as well. Additionally, research has shown that except for potential damage to the lungs, it is safer than many of the legal drugs used for pain. Based on animal models, no case of legal overdose is proposition 207 no.


Not only can marijuana effectively treat pain, it can also treat nausea associated with the use of opioid medications. Unlike Marinol, a synthetic form of marijuana, inhaled marijuana generally offers immediate relief because it is absorbed into the blood at a faster rate and contains more cabbinoids than Marinol. Also, it causes fewer side effects than Marinol.

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