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Swapping Opioids for Marijuana: Good Idea?
By
Linda Mintle
Chronic pain patients need help managing their pain. The latest data from Medscape Medical News reports around a third of chronic pain patients are using cannabis to do so, resulting in more than half of pain patients decreasing their opioid medications. This data is based on a survey of 1724 American adults with chronic noncancer pain…
Something You Probably Don’t Know About Marijuana
By
Linda Mintle
Marijuana–that harmless weed that makes you mellow. Hmmmm…maybe not so much! Once only smoked by hippies, marijuana has now made its way into mainstream America through commercialization. But is it harmless? After all, Vice President Kamala Harris giggled during the presidential campaign when asked about her use of pot during college. She said, it gives…
Cannabis and Pregnancy Dangerous Combination
By
Linda Mintle
Two months pregnant, Renee walked in to a cannabis dispensary. She told the man at the counter that she was experiencing morning sickness and wanted something for her nausea. He suggested she purchase cannabis. He said it would cure her nausea. The “bud tender” had no medical background yet was dispersing a schedule 1 drug…
Update On Marijuana for Pain
By
Linda Mintle
Recently, I attended a conference on chronic pain and treatments. A woman in the audience made a passionate case for the use of marijuana for pain relief. Her source was friends who used it and reported that it helped. The conference leader, associated with a major university, responded to her question about the effectiveness of marijuana for…
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