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Cannabis As A Prescription Opioid Substitute For Adults With Chronic Pain: A Systematic Literature Review, Lani Kranz
Cannabis As A Prescription Opioid Substitute For Adults With Chronic Pain: A Systematic Literature Review, Lani Kranz
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Objective: To determine whether the use of cannabis improves pain control and/or reduces the amounts of opioids needed to control pain in adults with chronic pain.
Methods: A systematic literature review of research conducted from the past five years. Five databases were searched, resulting in 14 peer-reviewed articles relevant to the objective.
Results: The majority of the literature reviewed demonstrated the use of cannabis by adults with chronic pain resulted in better pain control and/or fewer opioids required to control pain in this population. The two articles which contradicted these findings only evaluated illicit, not medical, cannabis use by individuals …