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Research suggests that switching from opioid pills to cannabis can lessen the burden of living with chronic pain.  Right now, more than 100 million Americans live with chronic pain. This adds an estimated 695 billion dollars to healthcare costs per year 1)Simon, L. S. (2012)Relieving pain in America: A blueprint for transforming prevention, care, education, and research. Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 26(2), 197-198. jQuery(“#footnote_plugin_tooltip_9165_1”).tooltip({ tip: “#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_9165_1”, tipClass: “footnote_tooltip”, effect: “fade”, fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: “top right”, relative: true, offset: [10, 10] });. Unfortunately, ineffective treatments and unfavorable side effects reveal why living with chronic pain is a challenge for society. Unfortunately, this is all magnified by the opioid crisis, which heavily contributed to 67,000 overdose deaths in 2018. Effective and safer treatment options are desperately needed. Cannabis has emerged as a possible alternative to traditional pharmaceuticals for many health conditions, yet still with little evidence to back it up. Cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain, however, enjoys some positive research. Growing evidence, endorsed by some of the largest medical associations in the world, suggests that cannabis is an effective treatment for chronic pain. And the word is getting out to chronic pain patients. Cannabis May Be…

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