Medical marijuana and pain management

LM Temple - Disease-a-Month, 2016 - Elsevier
Cannabis is one of the earliest known plants to be domesticated by humans, with evidence
of its existence dating approximately 36 million years ago in central Asia. This plant grows …

The prevalence and significance of cannabis use in patients prescribed chronic opioid therapy: a review of the extant literature

GM Reisfield, AD Wasan, RN Jamison - Pain Medicine, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background. Cannabis is the most widely consumed illicit drug in the United States. Its use,
particularly in early initiates, is associated with subsequent development of other drug and …

UK Medical Cannabis registry: an analysis of clinical outcomes of medicinal cannabis therapy for chronic pain conditions

M Harris, S Erridge, M Ergisi, D Nimalan… - Expert review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To explore pain-specific, general health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and
safety outcomes of chronic pain patients prescribed cannabis-based medicinal products …

Clinical practice guidelines for cannabis and cannabinoid-based medicines in the management of chronic pain and co-occurring conditions

AD Bell, C MacCallum, S Margolese… - Cannabis and …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: One in five individuals live with chronic pain globally, which often co-occurs
with sleep problems, anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders. Although these …

The effect of cannabis laws on opioid use

JL Flexon, L Stolzenberg, SJ D'Alessio - International Journal of Drug …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Many Americans rely on opioids at varying dosages to help ameliorate
their suffering. However, empirical evidence is mounting that opioids are ineffective at …

Medical cannabis for chronic noncancer pain: a systematic review of health care recommendations

Y Chang, M Zhu, C Vannabouathong… - Pain Research and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. Medical cannabis for patients with chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) has been the
focus of numerous health care recommendations. We conducted a systematic review to …

Medicinal cannabis in the treatment of chronic pain

LA Henderson, V Kotsirilos, EA Cairns… - Australian Journal of …, 2021 - search.informit.org
Background: Chronic pain is a major health issue, adversely affecting millions of Australians
and costing billions of dollars annually. Current pharmaceutical treatments may be limiting …

Clinical profiles of concurrent cannabis use in chronic pain: a CHOIR study

JA Sturgeon, J Khan, JM Hah, H Hilmoe, J Hong… - Pain …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objective Despite evidence of the analgesic benefits of cannabis, there remains a relative
scarcity of research on the short-and long-term effects of cannabis use in individuals with …

Cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicine for pain management: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

E Fisher, RA Moore, AE Fogarty, DP Finn, NB Finnerup… - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicines (CBMs) are increasingly used to
manage pain, with limited understanding of their efficacy and safety. We summarised …

Cannabis use for chronic non-cancer pain: results of a prospective survey

MA Ware, CR Doyle, R Woods, ME Lynch, AJ Clark - Pain, 2003 - Elsevier
There has been a surge in interest in medicinal cannabis in Canada. We conducted a
questionnaire survey to determine the current prevalence of medicinal cannabis use among …