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States that have legalized see as much as 28% decrease in opioid abuse treatment admissions

Jared

Cannabis Enthusiast
MSNBC said:
In the six states where doctors are allowed to prescribe marijuana, but where retail dispensaries are prohibited, the study found “no evidence” of “reductions in substance abuse or mortality.” But in those 18 states where medical marijuana shops are allowed, they found a 16% reduction in “opioid-related mortality” and 28% reduction in opioid-abuse treatment admissions.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/marijuana-dispensaries-save-lives-new-study-shows
 

CarolKing

Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
Canadian Researchers: Use Medical Marijuana Instead Of Opioids For Neuropathic Pain
Posted by Johnny Green at 8:00 AM on October 15, 2015Medical Marijuana Policy


Using opiods for pain is a hard thing for many people. Sure, the painkillers provide temporary relief from pain, but the side effects can be horrific. They tear up your organs, and often times lead to a level of addiction that ruins lives. If only there was another medicine out there that was effective that didn’t come with all of the problems…You see where I’m going with this. Medical marijuana is a proven form of treatment for pain, specifically neuropathic pain. Recently researchers in Canada started pushing for Canadian doctors to substitute opioid based painkillers for medical marijuana. Per The

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little maggie

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Canadian Researchers: Use Medical Marijuana Instead Of Opioids For Neuropathic Pain
Posted by Johnny Green at 8:00 AM on October 15, 2015Medical Marijuana Policy


Using opiods for pain is a hard thing for many people. Sure, the painkillers provide temporary relief from pain, but the side effects can be horrific. They tear up your organs, and often times lead to a level of addiction that ruins lives. If only there was another medicine out there that was effective that didn’t come with all of the problems…You see where I’m going with this. Medical marijuana is a proven form of treatment for pain, specifically neuropathic pain. Recently researchers in Canada started pushing for Canadian doctors to substitute opioid based painkillers for medical marijuana. Per The

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The US is so behind the rest of the world. Where I work they are cutting back or eliminating opoids or chronic pain but giving nothing as a replacement. If someone replaces it with marijuana- which is legal in WA- they try to send them to the addiction program.
 
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