Abstract
Background: Medical marijuana use has seen a rise and acceptance in the last several years and while its efficacy has been spoken and discussed in lore, data on efficacy still remains scarce. Aim: We conducted a survey on chronic pain patients certified for medical marijuana to assess pain relief and efficacy. Findings: Our survey found that the pain score with the use of medical marijuana was halved in our 20 respondents and sleep was improved. Overall function improved. Conclusion: The survey shows that medical marijuana is efficacious in chronic pain patients and further studies need to be done and access to the medication needs to be improved so as to benefit more patients.
Highlights
As the opioid epidemic continues, different approaches to pain management are required so as to reduce the amounts of opioid prescribed to patients suffering from chronic pain
Selection criteria: All patients who were on medical marijuana and were returning for their follow up visits between the period October 2018 and May 2019 were offered the survey
This study offers a brief but enlightening view on the efficacy of medical marijuana among patients
Summary
As the opioid epidemic continues, different approaches to pain management are required so as to reduce the amounts of opioid prescribed to patients suffering from chronic pain. One therapeutic option that has been considered is cannabis and multiple states today have instituted a medical marijuana program for different conditions, one of those being chronic pain. Marijuana exerts its effects through the endocannabinoid system which has 2 types of receptors: type 1. CB1 mediates the neuropsychiatric effects of marijuana as the receptor is expressed in the central nervous system. Multiple studies have demonstrated an association between marijuana legalization with reductions in rates of opioid overdose and opioid-related hospitalizations among other outcomes [2]. Aim: We conducted a survey on chronic pain patients certified for medical marijuana to assess pain relief and efficacy
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