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Medical Marijuana Decreases Opioid Use

In order to gather more evidence regarding the relationship between medical cannabis (marijuana) and opioid use, researchers set out to determine changes in the daily amount of opioid use among patients who were certified to use medical cannabis for intractable pain. This single-center study, published in The Annals of Pharmacotherapy evaluated opioid doses over a […]

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Adding THC Led To Significant Opioid Reduction

In the battle to fight pain, opioids play a significant role, but as more people become aware of their dangers, they seek options which can prove to be safer. Opioids are considered to have significant side effects including constipation, impaired sleep, respiratory depression, and the risk of use disorder and related mortality. Sometimes using combinations […]