pain

Chronic pain is a tremendous public health problem. The Institute of Medicine estimates chronic pain affects 100 million Americans at an estimated annual cost of $600 billion. But the rampant use of opioids to treat chronic pain stands out as the least-defensible and most-harmful of our...

Chronic pain is a tremendous public health problem. The Institute of Medicine estimates chronic pain affects 100 million Americans at an estimated annual cost of $600 billion. But the rampant use of opioids to treat chronic pain stands out as the least-defensible and most-harmful of our...

"I had a run-in with Vicodin; that turned into a habit that I had to kick," said Laurent. "Opiate withdrawal - I never want to deal with that again." Laurent isn't this Detroiter's real name. He didn't want to use it because he uses marijuana both medically and recreationally, and because...

"I had a run-in with Vicodin; that turned into a habit that I had to kick," said Laurent. "Opiate withdrawal - I never want to deal with that again." Laurent isn't this Detroiter's real name. He didn't want to use it because he uses marijuana both medically and recreationally, and because...

Medical marijuana users experience significant pain relief and improvement in function while suffering only minor side effects, according to a new study by Prof. Pesach Shvartzman of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). This was the first study on the characteristics of patients who have...

Medical marijuana users experience significant pain relief and improvement in function while suffering only minor side effects, according to a new study by Prof. Pesach Shvartzman of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). This was the first study on the characteristics of patients who have...

Vermont has approved medical cannabis for chronic pain in an effort to reduce opiate abuse. Will other states follow suit? The country is currently mired in what some are calling an "opioid painkiller crisis," and Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin took concrete action earlier this month to address...

Vermont has approved medical cannabis for chronic pain in an effort to reduce opiate abuse. Will other states follow suit? The country is currently mired in what some are calling an "opioid painkiller crisis," and Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin took concrete action earlier this month to address...

Attempts to legalize cannabis in Vermont fell short in the Statehouse this year. But lawmakers still managed to pass reforms to the state's drug laws, and policy makers hope an expansion of the medical marijuana registry will help combat Vermont's opiate addiction problem. Adam Worch was 25...

Attempts to legalize cannabis in Vermont fell short in the Statehouse this year. But lawmakers still managed to pass reforms to the state's drug laws, and policy makers hope an expansion of the medical marijuana registry will help combat Vermont's opiate addiction problem. Adam Worch was 25...

Attempts to legalize cannabis in Vermont fell short in the Statehouse this year. But lawmakers still managed to pass reforms to the state's drug laws, and policy makers hope an expansion of the medical marijuana registry will help combat Vermont's opiate addiction problem. Adam Worch was 25...

Attempts to legalize cannabis in Vermont fell short in the Statehouse this year. But lawmakers still managed to pass reforms to the state's drug laws, and policy makers hope an expansion of the medical marijuana registry will help combat Vermont's opiate addiction problem. Adam Worch was 25...

Stephen Mandile spent 10 years on a host of pills after he was injured in Iraq in 2005. Now, he uses medical marijuana to treat his pain and wants to help other vets get the same opportunity. One snowy day this past winter, Stephen Mandile did what lots of other homeowners did and snow-blowed...

Stephen Mandile spent 10 years on a host of pills after he was injured in Iraq in 2005. Now, he uses medical marijuana to treat his pain and wants to help other vets get the same opportunity. One snowy day this past winter, Stephen Mandile did what lots of other homeowners did and snow-blowed...

Hibbing, Minnesota - As the second year of medical cannabis in Minnesota begins on July 1, patients for the first time will be able to get certified to be treated with the drug for intractable pain. A month later, certified patients will be able to start receiving medical marijuana from one of...

As i lay here in horrible pain because my diverticuli are acting up again I decided to do a search on possible medical strains that will help. The only thing I came across is cotton candy and that review was from 2013. Can someone point me in the right direction? Not only do I need pain...

Montpelier, VT. Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed into law a bill expanding the medical conditions that can allow a Vermont patient to be prescribed marijuana for treatment of symptoms. Added to the list are patients with chronic pain, glaucoma and those in hospice care. Marijuana had...

Hello. I'm so happy to have found this site and forum. I am really struggling with MS and so discouraged because regular medicine is failing me right now. I've had MS for 25 years and was doing reasonably well (considering) until 2014 when I had to have a knee replacement for arthritis...

THE QUESTION My father is 84 and has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The medication he has been prescribed for pain isn't working. He wants to try medical marijuana. But getting a doctor to prescribe cannabis is like pulling teeth. His doctor says there isn't enough scientific evidence...

Rublican Gov. Bruce Rauner came under fire Monday as the doctors, nurses and patients on a state panel that recommends whether to expand Illinois' medical marijuana test program complained their suggestions are routinely ignored. The Medical Cannabis Advisory Board suggested that 10 previously...