“We need to make a shift in the way we approach chronic pain and really limit the use of opioids to people with acute pain and post-surgical pain,” he added, explaining that cannabis works as an alternative over the long term because it has low rates of side effects and addiction.
Of 71 patients surveyed, 56.3% said they didn’t feel intoxicated or high, while 43.7% said they did.
About two-thirds of patients administered the drug via sublingual tincture, followed by a third who used a topical route, 21% who used vaporized oil and 9% who used vaporized flower.
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However, Greis said, “in my experience, patients who are truly looking for some symptom relief – and not get intoxicated — generally follow the guidelines that I give them: Start with lower dosages of THC, usually combined with CBD.
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