Obtaining Medical Marijuana Card Led to Fast Onset, Greater, and More Severe Cases of Cannabis Use Disorder
If you’re looking to obtain a medical marijuana card to alleviate pain, anxiety, or depressive symptoms, look elsewhere as a new study published in JAMA Network Open finds that obtaining a medical marijuana card led not only to NO significant improvements in these conditions, but to fast onset, greater, and more severe cases of cannabis use disorder (CUD).
Marijuana Use Increases Acute Post-op Pain
Compared to patients undergoing the same surgery who did not use marijuana, those who reported marijuana use prior to surgery needed 12.4 milliliters more anesthesia, 58% more opioids per day during recovery, and experienced greater levels of pain on a scale of 1 to 10.
If you’re looking to obtain a medical marijuana card to alleviate pain, anxiety, or depressive symptoms, look elsewhere as a new study published in JAMA Network Open finds that obtaining a medical marijuana card led not only to NO significant improvements in these conditions, but to fast onset, greater, and more severe cases of cannabis use disorder (CUD).
Compared to patients undergoing the same surgery who did not use marijuana, those who reported marijuana use prior to surgery needed 12.4 milliliters more anesthesia, 58% more opioids per day during recovery, and experienced greater levels of pain on a scale of 1 to 10.
