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MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People who use medical marijuana to treat their chronic pain tend to cut their use of opioids and other painkillers, but the trend
Study reveals almost one-third of chronic pain patients use cannabis to help manage their symptoms.
As more U.S. states legalize cannabis (also known as marijuana) for medical and recreational use, increasing numbers of people are experimenting with it for pain relief. According to a new study published in JAMA Network Open, almost a third of patients with chronic pain reported using cannabis to manage it.
Researchers were surprised to see how many adult patients were turning to medical marijuana to deal with chronic pain and not just that.
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