CANNABIS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN
The two most powerful therapeutic applications of cannabis are as an analgesic (pain reliever) and in the role of an anti-inflammatory. Because inflammation often leads to pain, cannabis medicine works on multiple levels to provide relief to many patients. Use of this herb for pain management is nothing new. According to Harvard University psychiatry professor Dr. Lester Grinspoon, cannabis has been used as medicine and to treat symptoms like pain for more than 5,000 years.
For those suffering chronic pain — often the result of an accident, operation, or serious disease — cannabis is a non-addictive alternative to opiates and other potentially harmful treatments. Neuropathic, or “nerve-related,” pain is a major problem for sufferers of cancer, dystonia, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and multiple sclerosis, among dozens of other diseases that feature a core symptom of recurring or unabating pain.
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