Marijuana and chronic pain

Marijuana and chronic pain

This video provides an overview of medical marijuana, its compounds and legality. It sheds light on the usage of cannabis in chronic pain and the literature regarding it. Furthermore, it looks at an alternative treatment, opioids, and compares the pros and cons of each.

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This video was made by McMaster students Victor Nguyen, Ghazaleh Jafarazadeh-Maleki, Vaithiegaa Mathanarajan and Karan Taghizadeh in collaboration with the McMaster Demystifying Medicine Program

Copyright McMaster University 2020

References:

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Campbell, G., Hall, W. D., Peacock, A., Lintzeris, N., Bruno, R., Larance, B., … & Blyth, F. (2018). Effect of cannabis use in people with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed opioids: Findings from a 4-year prospective cohort study. The Lancet Public Health,3(7), e341-e350.

Dowell, D., Haegerich, T. M., & Chou, R. (2016). CDC guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain— United States, 2016. JAMA, 315(15), 1624-1645.

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28 Comments

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  2. Bfh What about the caves, dude ? on May 15, 2022 at 6:41 pm

    For those of you with herniated discs and stenosis . I can vouch that weed is a very effective painkiller .
    Today I was having severe pain from
    2 herniated discs and weed has remove 90% of the pain . It’s kind of like you can feel something since you still have a body but it’s not something you can describe as painful. In fact this is more effective for me than opioids…tramadol and
    ratio-lenoltec (codeine/tylenol). You can read articles and listen to videos but you need to experience this.



  3. John Patz on May 15, 2022 at 6:47 pm

    What’s always amused me about the “it’s a gateway drug” argument is that, actually it can be, but not for the reasons they claim, but instead that because of weed being illegal, people often had to get it from dealers that also sold other, much harder drugs, and eventually they are tempted to try the other drugs. Thus, it’s the fact that it’s been kept illegal, and thus left to the black market dealers to sell, that’s the problem with it.

    Although I’ve often thought, that if there was a simple breathalyzer type test hat could show if you were currently under the influence, mj would likely have been legalized much earlier, or at least support for legalizing it would have grown much earlier.



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  5. Eoin Byrne on May 15, 2022 at 6:55 pm

    Weed is mystical man



  6. ChrisAz Cj on May 15, 2022 at 7:03 pm

    Can’t hear a word you’re saying



  7. Matt24 on May 15, 2022 at 7:06 pm

    No euphoria with opioids if you are in chronic pain.



  8. A Therapist's Perspective on May 15, 2022 at 7:06 pm

    Cannabis can also be deemed ‘additive’ as it mimics our endogenous cells in the endocannabinoid system, if used too often the body may rely on it more than our natural processes. However, on the flip side, if used moderately, cannabinoids can INCREASE the production of endocannabinoids. Particularly important for those with conditions like Fibromyalgia, as it is theorized now that people who experience chronic pain conditions like FMS may be deficient in these cells that assist in pain regulation. 🙂



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  10. Captain Keyes on May 15, 2022 at 7:08 pm

    this information is extrememly outdated and makes no relevance in todays climate where it is almost legal in 3/4 of the country and 2/3 of our own continent



  11. Ronet Harvey on May 15, 2022 at 7:10 pm

    I wanna know why are we not allowed to smoke pot and take opioid at the same time?



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  13. grimwayy on May 15, 2022 at 7:14 pm

    Can barely hear this



  14. Lisa Adams on May 15, 2022 at 7:15 pm

    Thca for me helps my nerv pain and learning it doesn’t bind to the receptors In the brain i can have it without feeling sleepy but still having the effects of pain relief.



  15. Erolyn Beachside on May 15, 2022 at 7:16 pm

    Important things are moving fast and this information, although great is becoming outdated.
    For instance the number of states is no longer just 1, it is now more than half of the country, more than double what this video stated when it was made. The number of people that are using it medically and the number of people that have tried marijuana for the first time have increased in the information gained for the medical community now that studies have been legally done we can now see emerging results from these studies.



  16. sovereign Filipino on May 15, 2022 at 7:18 pm

    You must used marijuana for medical purposes not to abused



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  19. Lisa Adams on May 15, 2022 at 7:20 pm

    And the best thing for me about it definitely cuts down on stress physically and mentally.



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  22. Lisa Adams on May 15, 2022 at 7:25 pm

    It helps with the automatic system as the cannabinoids when activated by thca or cbd it helps stabilises the automatic system making chronic symptoms become less apparent and eases pain.



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    😳😳😲it’s hard to believe even though it’s true. Doctors would rather prescribe. Additives opioids over a cannabis plant?? If that ain’t capitalism nothing else is. Damn shame



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  28. Jewels Miglioranzi on May 15, 2022 at 7:37 pm

    I have tried a lot of marijuana products I am yet to find someone to take care of my pain, any suggestions