Major study reveals that cannabis is not a miracle pain reliever

It is safe to say that most people think that cannabis cools you.

Researchers have found that perception can be stronger than the drug itself

. , the team at the National Center for Research on Alcohol and Drugs (NDARC) discovered unexpected results.

Although they found most people "saw it as useful," in reality, it did not really change their pain level. Researchers believe that this could be simply because medicinal cannabis can help people sleep so their pain is more tolerable the next day.

The University of New South Wales study followed 1,500 people over four years. The use of medicinal cannabis would change their prescribed use of opioids.

Interest in the region has increased worldwide, especially for chronic non-cancer pain.

The use of cannabis against pain may allow people to reduce their use of prescription opioids.

The results, published Tuesday in Lancet Public Health, suggest that caution must be exercised because "there is none"

Participants who used cannabis experienced more pain and more pain. Anxiety, were not doing as well with their pain and reported that the pain interfered more in their lives.

They found that there was no clear evidence that Professor Michael Farrell, director of NDARC, stated that medicinal cannabis had been very difficult to sell and that people needed medical care. To approach with caution

. [TRADUCTION] "One of the things we think happens when people report benefits, it's the effects of sleep and sedation.

"Often, when you have a good night's sleep, your pain is much more tolerable.

In what was one of the longest extensive community-based studies on pharmaceutical opioids and non-cancer chronic pain, participants were recruited by community pharmacies and made full assessments of their pain, their physical and mental health, their medication and their use of cannabis each year.

They had been suffering for about ten years and were taking opioids prescribed for their pain. the median of four years, with "very high rates of physical and mental health problems."

Lead author Dr. Gabrielle Campbell stated that chronic non-cancer pain was a complex problem [19659003]. "In our study of people with chronic non-cancer pain who were prescribed pharmaceutical opioids, despite reports of perceived benefits of cannabis use, we found no solid evidence. Cannabis use has reduced participants' pain or opioid use over time. "