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started by Sonny Cher on 16 Jun 11
  • Sonny Cher
     
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  • CannaCenters Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Center
     
    The Institute of Medicine reported this week that an estimated 116 million Americans suffer with chronic pain and are dealing with a health care system that is poorly prepared to treat them. Chronic pain patients are often treated, "with some prejudice, a lot of judgment and unfortunately not a lot of informed fact," according to Dr. Philip Pizzo, Stanford University's Dean of Medicine. Dr. Pizzo chaired the consensus report, titled "Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research".

    Chronic pain is reported to cost the nation at least $558 billion per year in medical bills, sick days and lost productivity. The report urges government, physicians, and insurers to take steps to change the way pain is being assessed and treated. The report states that is is far more likely that a pain patient is being undertreated rather than overprescribed medications and treatments. Many pain patients state that their doctors dismiss their complaints of pain because pain is so subjective and often does not have clinical findings that the doctor can see.

    Many chronic pain patients find relief with the use of medical marijuana and many find that they are able to reduce or eliminate the use of pain medications that have toxic side effects and potential addiction issues. "Cannabis-naive" patients (these are people who never used marijuana in their lifetime) hear from friends and family or read on the internet that
    Medical Marijuana helps with pain. They find good results as they are using cannabis as a medication with the goal of feeling better, not as a drug of abuse. The scientific studies show that marijuana alters your pain perception in a similar fashion as opiate medications but without the negative side effects and patients find exactly this experience when using medical cannabis.

    Despite the stereotype of a marijuana user lying spaced out on the couch eating potato chips, many medical marijuana patients report that a small amount alleviates or lessens the pain and makes them feel better, allowing them to continue to function in their lives. One 58-year-old chronic pain patient reported that she would medicate with medical cannabis after work, taking only a small amount with a vaporizer, and she was able to prepare dinner, clean up, participate in hobbies, and relax and sleep better that night, all with excellent pain relief and no side effects. She weaned herself off of Oxycontin and no longer needed epidural injections that were not very effective anyway.

    It is unfortunate that the stigma of marijuana continues despite the unequivocal science about cannabinoids that is being published every day. Why does everyone want it to be a medication of last resort when its safety and efficacy are now clearly proven? It should be a medication that is tried before the medications that cause liver disease, heart attacks, strokes, addiction, stomach bleeding and death. And for many patients, it costs less than pain medications, they need less visits to the doctor for prescription refills, and it has added benefits of relaxation and better sleep, two things that are routinely disrupted by chronic pain.

    Medical marijuana is now approved in 16 states and chronic pain is a qualifying diagnosis in most of those states. This is because the science of how marijuana works is now understood and patients consistently report relief of pain. If you have questions about using medical marijuana, call us and we will help you understand how medical marijuana can improve the quality of your life.




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