Could cannabis be a more attractive alternative for chronic pain relief? A new study suggests that cannabis, unlike opioids, doesn’t lead to heightened pain sensitivity over time. This important discovery could help better inform doctors and patients who are evaluating whether cannabis or opioids are the right choice to treat their chronic pain. The study
Could cannabis be a more attractive alternative for chronic pain relief? A new study suggests that cannabis, unlike opioids, doesn’t lead to heightened pain sensitivity over time.
This important discovery could help better inform doctors and patients who are evaluating whether cannabis or opioids are the right choice to treat their chronic pain.
The study was led by Michelle St. Pierre, a doctoral student from The University of British Columbia, Okanagan who noticed that no one had investigated whether chronic cannabis use leads to increased pain sensitivity (also called hyperalgesia) over time. “Recent years have seen an increase in the adoption of cannabinoid medicines, which have demonstrated effectiveness for the treatment of chronic pain,” St. Pierre explained in a recent interview with Science Daily.
