Significant rates of depression and anxiety are consistently reported among patients with chronic pain. Since medical marijuana (cannabis) has become more prevalent for treatment of chronic pain, this cross sectional study compared depression among opioid users, marijuana users, and those who used both.
Depression rates in opioid users was 57%, for marijuana users 22%, and for users of both it was 51%. Anxiety rates in opioid users was 48%, for marijuana users 21%, and for users of both it was 38%.
It is obvious why the authors concluded that chronic pain patients who use opioids are more likely to be depressed and anxious than medical marijuana users. Yet another positive finding for the natural medicine of marijuana.
For Chronic Clinical Depression the strain mostly sativa, Blue Dream, was useful in Directing my thoughts away from chronic depression. Thoughts became more useful. Off worthless depression pills because they failed.
Strain, mostly sativa, Sour Diesel 3.5, was not good for me and C.D. Dead head and required sleep.
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