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Is It Safe To Use Cannabis After Surgery? - Purple Power - 03-18-2018
Is It Safe To Use Cannabis After Surgery?
Is it safe to use cannabis after surgery to relieve pain?
March 17, 2018
Callie Barrons
Going under the knife is never a good time. And no matter if its spinal surgery or tumor removal, surgery recovery can be painful. Doctors may prescribe opioid pain killers to treat pain after the procedure. But these drugs can be addictive and come with many side effects. As a result, many people want a different pain reliever. Relying on research that shows weed helps ease pain for other medical conditions, those who must get surgery want to know. Is it safe to use cannabis after surgery?
Opioids: An Addictive Option
The opioid epidemic is no longer some shady secret. Many in the United States suffer an addiction to these powerful pain relievers.
But many of them began the road to their addiction after being prescribed painkillers like oxycodone or hydrocodone after surgery.....
https://hightimes.com/health/safe-use-cannabis-after-surgery/