(Updated) Study: Cannabis Use By Elderly Patients Blunts Pharmaceutical Use

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Study: Cannabis Use By Elderly Patients Blunts Pharmaceutical Use



By <span class="reviewer" itemprop="author">Monterey Bud </span> on <span class="dtreviewed"> <time class="value-datetime" datetime="2018-02-06T09:08:08+00:00" itemprop="datePublished"> February 6th, 2018</time></span>









As prescription drug abuse runs rampant within every demographic of the American landscape, a new Israeli study indicates the use of cannabis is not only safe and effectual for the elderly it also reduces the use of addictive pharmaceuticals.









Published by the European Journal of Internal Medicine, the study discovered three intriguing correlations between Americas growing elderly population and marijuana use.

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  After six months of cannabis treatment, 93.7 percent reported improvement in their condition.
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  After six months of treatment, the number of reported falls was significantly reduced.
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  Medicinal cannabis reduced the use of prescription medicines, including opioids.
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For the cannabis study, 2,736 patients over the age of 65 began utilizing medicinal cannabis to help mitigate pain and cancer-related discomforts. Occurring between Jan. 2015 and Oct. 2017 in a specialized medical marijuana clinic, participants were required to fill out a questionnaire addressing their outcomes as they related to pain intensity, quality of life and any adverse events after six months.....
























https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/02/s...tical-use/

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For legal cannabis, some new wrinkles: older users




<span class="trb_ar_by_nm_au" data-byline-withoutby=""><a class="trb_ar_by_nm_au_a" href="http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-peter-rowe-staff.html#nt=byline" itemprop="author">Peter Rowe</a></span>




2/10/2018








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One unexpected wrinkle in the emerging market for legal cannabis rising interest among seniors.

• While most seniors do not use marijuana, the population of older users is rapidly growing.
  
  
• Researchers say cannabis has legitimate medicinal uses, yet worry that patients do not receive the right products or doses.
  
  
• Some elders have been toking since adolescence, while others are returning to pot after decades of abstinence.
  
  
• Products with CBDs, a chemical compound found in cannabis and hemp, are popular with people suffering from arthritis.
  
  
• While some seniors use cannabis for pain relief, others are chasing the mellow buzz of their youth.....
  
  

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news...story.html

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For legal cannabis, some new wrinkles: older users



By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://www.thecannifornian.com/author/peter-rowe-san-diego-union-tribune/">Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune</a> </span> <a class="comments-link entry-comments-number" href="http://www.thecannifornian.com/cannabis-health/legal-cannabis-new-wrinkles-older-users/#comments"> No Comments </a>




Posted on <time class="entry-date published op-published" datetime="2018-02-11T08:00:45+00:00">Feb 11, 2018</time>








One unexpected wrinkle in the emerging market for legal cannabis rising interest among seniors.




While most seniors do not use marijuana, the population of older users is rapidly growing.









Researchers say cannabis has legitimate medicinal uses, yet worry that patients do not receive the right products or doses.









Some elders have been toking since adolescence, while others are returning to pot after decades of abstinence....









http://www.thecannifornian.com/cannabis-...der-users/

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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