Seniors Turn to Cannabis for Treatment
As a nurse, most of the patients I see are geriatric (with the average age around 76) and 84 percent of them have never tried cannabis before despite many of them having more than one health condition. In traditional healthcare models, seniors need to be closely evaluated for additional health conditions and when a medication is warranted, all disease states need to be factored in before starting a new medication. As a medical professional, I feel medical cannabis is no exception.
More and more seniors are coming to medical cannabis as a treatment option for various different conditions. In my practice, 59 percent of patients are seeking relief from pain and 34 percent are having trouble sleeping, while many of them have more than one condition in which they are seeking relief from.
The National Institute for Health (NIH) estimates that 54 percent of older adults who live alone suffer from...
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