Here's the problem with withholding cannabis from elderly opioid users:
on the medical cannabis program at the Hebrew Home in Riverdale was published on Forbes.com, I received several emails from readers. In one, the distraught writer described how, after a five year effort, his very ill elderly mother was weaned off of opioids using cannabis. She gained weight, her general condition improved and she was pain-free. But then she had to be admitted to an Arizona hospital where she wasn't allowed to use her legal medical marijuana.
. The authors looked at the role of the endocannabinoid system in substance abuse disorder and the potential of cannabinoids, specifically CBD, to treat it. Their findings are promising but inconclusive, and not surprisingly, the authors conclude that more studies are needed.Articles appear almost daily in the professional literature examining the safety and efficacy of cannabis to treat conditions including opioid addiction. And they usually end with the qualifier that more research is needed.
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