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24 October, 2007
Too much cannabis ‘worsens pain’. BBC News, Oct.24,2007.Canada and Holland allow the medical use of cannabis Smoking large amounts of cannabis for therapeutic reasons may increase rather than reduce pain, a US study suggests. The pain-relieving qualities of cannabis have long been hailed, and several countries have made it available for medicinal purposes. [ See ] See then related article.
Marihuana
- Cannabinoids for Postoperative Pain. Anesthesiology 2007; 106:397.Letter See
- A Multicenter Dose-escalation Study of the Analgesic and Adverse Effects of an Oral Cannabis Extract (Cannador) for Postoperative Pain Management. Pain and Regional Anesthesia .Anesthesiology. 104(5):1040-1046, May 2006. (Holdcroft, Anita; Maze, Mervyn ; Dore, Caroline; Tebbs, Susan ; Thompson, Simon). Abstract. Full text.