Medical marijuana is an increasingly popular choice for patients, regarding the alternative pain management method of opioids. Cannabis is known to ease certain types of pain, including discomfort from nerve damage and inflammation. In today’s time, chronic pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined. It is the leading cause of disability …
Opioids are a well-known treatment plan for those who deal with chronic pain, but they also come with a cost. Prescription pain relievers are a highly addictive pharmaceutical, causing 49,068 Americans to die of an overdose just in 2017. Because of these rising numbers, patients are starting to switch to medical marijuana as legalization makes …
Chronic pain is a complex issue that plagues millions of people around the United States every year. Physically, mentally, and socially it can be exhausting to live and work with chronic pain. Pain is the body’s way of telling us something is wrong, however, when pain fails to subside, it becomes chronic and long lasting. …
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