Cannabis treatment was associated with improvements in IBD-specific outcomes and patients’ health-related quality of life.
Region: United Kingdom
Nearly 1 in 4 pain patients residing in states where medical cannabis access is legal identify as marijuana consumers.
Study participants also significantly reduced their use of prescription opioids during the trial.
“These results highlight the potential of CBD as a novel treatment for psychosis,” investigators concluded.
Patients consistently reported improvements in anxiety, pain, and sleep during the length of the study.
Investigators concluded: “There were consistent improvements across measures of general health and well-being after three months of treatment.”
Patients reported sustained improvements in their physical and mental health following cannabis therapy.
“Treatment was associated with reductions in pain-specific patient-reported outcome measures at all time points in patients with osteoarthritis.”