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02-13-2018, 10:32 AM
Medical Cannabis Effective for Elderly Pain Patients
<span class="date" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1518539478351_618"><time class="published" datetime="2018-02-13">February 13, 2018</time></span>
By Pat Anson, Editor
Medical marijuana can significantly reduce chronic pain in elderly patients without adverse effects, according to a new study by Israeli researchers that found many patients were also able stop or reduce their use of opioid medication.
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Researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) surveyed over 2,700 patients 65 years or older who received medical cannabis. Over 60 percent of the patients were prescribed cannabis for chronic pain due to cancer, Parkinson's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis or other medical issues.....
https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/...n-patients