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Perceived Effectiveness of Medical Cannabis Among Adults with Chronic Pain: Findings from Interview Data in a Three-Month Pilot Study

A. M. McMahon, Deepthi S. Varma, Hannah Fechtel, Kimberly T. Sibille, Zhigang Li, Robert L. Cook, et al.
Cannabis Summary & key facts 2023 4 citations

In this small pilot study of 51 adults who had just started medical cannabis for chronic pain, 62.7% said the treatment was overall effective after about one month. Many participants reported less pain, less anxiety, better sleep and physical function, and lower use of pain and psychiatric medicines. Participants also…

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