Recent research shows that daily marijuana use may worsen chronic pain over time by reducing pain tolerance

When considering the risk/benefit, daily marijuana users risk addiction without any long‐term benefits for chronic pain; both primary care providers and patients using medical marijuana for pain should be aware of such risk.

By |2023-08-15T12:57:25-04:00August 15, 2023|Current Reseach, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Recent research shows that daily marijuana use may worsen chronic pain over time by reducing pain tolerance
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Marijuana Use Increases Acute Post-op Pain

Compared to patients undergoing the same surgery who did not use marijuana, those who reported marijuana use prior to surgery needed 12.4 milliliters more anesthesia, 58% more opioids per day during recovery, and experienced greater levels of pain on a scale of 1 to 10.

By |2021-01-28T13:37:31-05:00October 6, 2020|Current Reseach|Comments Off on Marijuana Use Increases Acute Post-op Pain
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