NORML Summer ‘26 Intern Dakota Helgren shares her reason for substituting cannabis for opioids to treat pain.
Tag: opioids
“These findings add to the already robust evidence documenting the opioid-sparing effects of cannabis and highlight the role legal cannabis access can play in mitigating the public health burden associated with the use of prescription and non-prescription opiates.”
“Patients who take traditional medications do not face punishment in the workplace unless their on-the-job performance is impaired. Patients who consume medical cannabis during their off-hours should be treated equally.”
“These findings add to the already robust evidence documenting the opioid-sparing effects of medical cannabis.”
“Inhaled cannabis is both safe and effective for treating refractory painful diabetic neuropathy because it provides pain relief as well as metabolic advantages and allows for reduced medication use.”
“Older adults are well aware of the litany of adverse side-effects associated with available prescription drugs, like opioids or sleep aids, and they see medical cannabis as a practical and potentially safer alternative.”
“Our findings suggest that broadening recreational marijuana access could help address the opioid epidemic.”
“These results affirm the longstanding experiences of patients, many of whom either reduce or eliminate their use of opioids after initiating cannabis therapy because they perceive cannabis to be a safer and more effective alternative.”