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CDC Seeks Public Comments Regarding Chronic Pain Management

NORML

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking public comments on how Americans with chronic pain are successfully treating their symptoms. CDC invites comments specifically on topics focused on using or prescribing opioid pain medications, non-opioid medications, or non-pharmacological treatments.”

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CDC Still Soliciting Comments Regarding Chronic Pain Management Solutions

NORML

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still seeking public comments on how Americans with chronic pain are successfully treating their symptoms. CDC invites comments specifically on topics focused on using or prescribing opioid pain medications, non-opioid medications, or non-pharmacological treatments.

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Doctors Get New Clinical Guidelines for Managing Chronic Pain With Cannabis, Courtesy of Canadian Researchers

Veriheal

Chronic pain —a condition that affects 50.2 annually — is one of the most common reasons why medical marijuana is sought out by patients in the United States, Canada, and beyond. Nonetheless, guidelines pertaining to the use of cannabis-based treatments for chronic pain relief have been somewhat hazy…up until now.

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Research Shows Chronic Pain Patients See Sustained Improvement With Cannabis Use

SpeedWeed

Chronic pain patients who used cannabis saw sustained improvement in their condition over time, according to the results of a recently released study. An abstract of the research, “No pain, all gain? The data revealed a sustained improvement in the participants’ symptoms. “The More Research Needed For Chronic Pain.

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Study: Cannabis Associated with Reduced Opioid Use, Prolonged Benefits in Pain Patients

NORML

The daily use of cannabis by patients with chronic pain conditions is associated with prolonged improvements in pain management and subjects’ overall quality of life, as well as sustained reductions in the use of opioids, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Pain Medicine.

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Analysis: Marijuana Use Data Fails to Support “Gateway Hypothesis”

Green Relief

BY NORML Analysis: Marijuana Use Data Fails to Support “Gateway Hypothesis” POSTED ON MAY 6, 2021 Boise, Idaho: Claims that the initiation of marijuana use is independently linked to the later use of other controlled substances are not supported by longitudinal data, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology.

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Study Finds That Medical Marijuana Patient Registration Has Grown More Than 600% Since 2016

Veriheal

A new federally-funded study has confirmed this, reporting that medical marijuana enrollment is skyrocketing throughout the United States. This data aligns with Americans’ rising acceptance of cannabis. The most popular qualifying conditions continue to be chronic pain and PTSD, some of which may be related to the pandemic.

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