CBD for chronic pain and opioid use, study released
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Philip Blair
Nov 14, 2019, 10:30:22 AM11/14/19
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Chronic pain, Opioid use, and CBD
97 patients completed an 8 week study of hemp CBD, most using 15mg twice daily. 53% Chronic pain patients reduced or eliminated their opioids within 8 weeks after adding CBD-rich hemp extract to their regimens. 94% reported quality of life improvements in this study. In addition, sleep quality showed significant improvement. Some participants reported completely eliminating opioid use, while others reported deliberately skipping or forgetting doses of opioid medication every day. Six participants reported reducing or eliminating their anxiety medications, and four their sleep medication. No serious side effects were reported.
Blair comment: The results could have been even better if more patients adjusted the amount of CBD to control their symptoms.
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