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Effect of cannabis use in people with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed opioids
The Lancet Medical Journal ^ | July 2018 | Gabrielle Campbell, PhD and 14 other PHDS

Posted on 07/04/2018 10:55:03 AM PDT by DouglasKC

Summary

Background

Interest in the use of cannabis and cannabinoids to treat chronic non-cancer pain is increasing, because of their potential to reduce opioid dose requirements. We aimed to investigate cannabis use in people living with chronic non-cancer pain who had been prescribed opioids, including their reasons for use and perceived effectiveness of cannabis; associations between amount of cannabis use and pain, mental health, and opioid use; the effect of cannabis use on pain severity and interference over time; and potential opioid-sparing effects of cannabis.

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Interpretation

Cannabis use was common in people with chronic non-cancer pain who had been prescribed opioids, but we found no evidence that cannabis use improved patient outcomes. People who used cannabis had greater pain and lower self-efficacy in managing pain, and there was no evidence that cannabis use reduced pain severity or interference or exerted an opioid-sparing effect. As cannabis use for medicinal purposes increases globally, it is important that large well designed clinical trials, which include people with complex comorbidities, are conducted to determine the efficacy of cannabis for chronic non-cancer pain.


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To: DouglasKC

My mom, who has severe pancreatitus, takes 4 - 6 tramadol(50mg.) every day. She now takes a THC hard candy of 5mg. with her evening tramadaol. Says she is getting better sleep with the candy without as much pain. At 88 years old, if it helps her, I say take it.


21 posted on 07/04/2018 11:56:19 AM PDT by dynachrome (When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
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To: 1FreeAmerican

“”””7000 opioid prescriptions filled EVERY DAY in Utah. Usually 30 day refills good for 6 months. Not good.”””

If you say so. A sign at my orthopedic surgeons office said pain meds will be prescribed for two weeks AFTER a surgery. None after that. None before that.


22 posted on 07/04/2018 11:56:25 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: shelterguy

Weed is essentially free if the State scheme allows people to grow for personal use. One could go to a dispensary and buy the boutique varieties for about what weed cost in the 80’s.


23 posted on 07/04/2018 11:57:51 AM PDT by gundog (Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
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To: shelterguy

I think you’re calling me a pothead? Sorry, wrong number. I didn’t say anything about pot and crime. Totally different subject.


24 posted on 07/04/2018 11:58:31 AM PDT by blu (WWG1WGA)
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To: DouglasKC

Adults should have the Freedom to take whatever they enjoy, and if they f-up on their drug, pay the consequences.


25 posted on 07/04/2018 12:03:07 PM PDT by heights
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To: Sasparilla
Here in Stupidfornia, when my man got his joint replacements, I had to physically take the paper RX into the pharmacy to get it filled. When that ran out, could the doctor call in a refill?

No. I had to drive to the doctor's office and get another paper RX and physically bring that in to the pharmacy, too.

26 posted on 07/04/2018 12:12:35 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: DouglasKC

Sorry, but I personally know 3 people that used Arizona’s medical marijuana laws to get off opiods, they were on a pain management program via opiods and wanted off it because it was destroying their lives... they now cope with their cronic non cancer pain with a natural plant God put on this earth for us to use.


27 posted on 07/04/2018 12:15:54 PM PDT by AzNASCARfan
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To: Sasparilla
As of July 1,Florida law has limited ALL opiod prescriptions in the state to a 3 day supply with an exception to 7 days for diagnosed chronic pain.

The majority of users are legitimate. Why screw them over?

28 posted on 07/04/2018 12:38:13 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (President Trump divides Americans . . . from anti-Americans.)
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To: heights

Wait, what?


29 posted on 07/04/2018 1:08:14 PM PDT by JusPasenThru (We have a mental health problem disguised as a gun problem.)
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To: DouglasKC
Who cares what pot does for "cancer pain"? Did they test Budweiser or Jack Daniels as well?
Why shouldn't pot be as legal as those recreational substances? Why does the U.s. government get to decide one is ok and the other is not?
30 posted on 07/04/2018 1:18:12 PM PDT by montag813
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To: 1FreeAmerican

“Usually 30 day refills good for 6 months. Not good.”

Not anymore. DEA regs have required a doctor visit for each refill for years now. Which does nothing for anyone with real chronic pain, but certainly enriches doctors and drives up medical insurance costs.


31 posted on 07/04/2018 1:19:29 PM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: Sasparilla
As of July 1,Florida law has limited ALL opiod prescriptions in the state to a 3 day supply with an exception to 7 days for diagnosed chronic pain.

They allow exceptions for those who are under the long term pain management care of a physician....BUT...the prescribing doctor must contact the pharmacy and verbally assent to knowing the "rules" and the effects. Another example of the state punishing the innocent for the guilty few. One more hoop to jump through in a series of hoops!

32 posted on 07/04/2018 1:32:19 PM PDT by boatbums (The Law is a storm which wrecks your hopes of self-salvation, but washes you upon the Rock of Ages.)
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To: montag813
"Why does the U.s. government get to decide one is ok and the other is not?"

Because one is harder to tax than the other.

Marijuana is competition to alcohol when it comes to getting a buzz and it's much harder to evade taxes on alcohol than marijuana. Even the poorest among us - with nothing to confiscate if the tax isn't paid - can grow it.
33 posted on 07/04/2018 1:49:55 PM PDT by Garth Tater (What's mine is mine.)
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To: DouglasKC

So the propaganda lie that increased marijuana usage through legalization will decrease opiod use is just that...a massive lie.

...

Potheads are like other addicts. They are skilled and prolific liars.


34 posted on 07/04/2018 1:57:24 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: aimhigh

“I’m curious if they used CBD oil (without THC). My wife tried it for MS pain. No effect.”

Raw, live Marijuana does not contain THC. Only when it is dried out or heated does the THCa in it convert to THC.

THCa appears to have the same therapeutic benefits of THC, including analgesic properties, without causing someone using it to get high.


35 posted on 07/04/2018 2:20:04 PM PDT by unlearner (A war is coming.)
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To: 1FreeAmerican
7000 opioid prescriptions filled EVERY DAY in Utah. Usually 30 day refills good for 6 months. Not good.

In Florida, you must get a NEW prescription (NO refills) every 30 days - it cannot be sooner than 30 days, either. And it cannot be filled any sooner than 28 days from the last one. Now, the pharmacy has to call the doctor after the prescription has been given to the pharmacist in order to be VERBALLY assured he/she is aware of the new laws. It is getting ridiculous! Those who have legitimate need for chronic pain relief are being penalized every single month because of the illegal and criminal abusers. There has to be a way to meet the need without awarding the criminals.

36 posted on 07/04/2018 2:41:10 PM PDT by boatbums (The Law is a storm which wrecks your hopes of self-salvation, but washes you upon the Rock of Ages.)
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To: Moonman62

“Potheads are like other addicts. They are skilled and prolific liars.”

Methinks you do not know what you’re talking about.

In my experience, most authoritarian prohibitionists are frauds & liars.


37 posted on 07/04/2018 3:18:35 PM PDT by TheStickman (#MAGA all day every day!)
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To: Garth Tater

I’ve made a lot of (untaxed!) wine at home. Even if you get very particular about your process (which I am); it just doesn’t seem to be much more difficult or time-consuming than growing and curing pot would be.


38 posted on 07/04/2018 4:01:49 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA
It takes equipment, skill and a place to work in order to make wine. None of that is needed to grow weed.

How much time would you estimate you put in to producing a gallon of wine? And how much money do you have invested in your equipment? Assuming you and your spouse drink a bottle of wine every night, do you have enough space to keep up with your consumption?
39 posted on 07/04/2018 4:29:02 PM PDT by Garth Tater (What's mine is mine.)
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To: Garth Tater
I agree that it takes time, skill and space to make *quality* wine at home. The equipment costs — but, we accumulated it over time. We always saved money; and not just from the taxes avoided. We can store 4 months’ supply under the basement stairs, we also have a “cellar” for aging longer. Admittedly, you have to also enjoy doing it, like a hobby. You're probably not “paying yourself” minimum wage.

OTOH, if you go to a neighbourhood wine-kit store, you can make a batch of wine with little time, zero skill or specialized knowledge, and no space (except for what the store charges for rack-space rent). The idea is that the store is just selling you grape juice — you have to add the yeast yourself. That way, it's your *fault* that the grape juice spoiled, and turned into wine. Your only other task is to help put it into bottles. I've never made it that way; because, I want a lot more control over the process. However, I do know that it's so easy that winos should do it — they could drink decent wine, for less than the cost of rot gut.

As for the pot growing — that's almost all done indoors around here (BC). Maybe that’ll change, when it's legal here — except that we probably don't have the best climate for outdoors growing. Growing indoors is, by all accounts, quite time consuming and expensive (but, still profitable). As for growing outdoors, I imagine it's just a bit more work than growing tomatoes — more, if you're trying for top quality. That makes it about comparable to wine-making (or beer-making).

40 posted on 07/04/2018 4:57:08 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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