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Canabis as a short term harm reduction tool may be good or useful for some people, but there may be danger in the long term, especially wrt overdosing if/when o
by ademup 9y ago
Canabis as a short term harm reduction tool may be good or useful for some people, but there may be danger in the long term, especially wrt overdosing if/when opioid relapse occurs. Also, the sample size of 37 & heavily weighted toward self selected back-pain sufferers is concerning. Also the quality of life survey does not appear to be one that is normed. Overall I would agree with their conclusion. I'm interested in larger studies, especially longer term. Edit: laRger
- stochastic_monk 9y agoI've known several individuals (and they have known significantly more, themselves) for whom legal cannabis was able to help them break opioid addiction. I know this study is about chronic pain, but it's (anecdotally, I admit) helpful even without physical pain. And it's worth considering that legalizing cannabis can help these populations get some of the help they need -- and get on drugs that won't kill them, put them in the hospital, or cost them so much money they'll commit horrible crimes to get their fix.
- richmarr 9y ago> I'm interested in lager studies, especially longer term. I am also interested in lager studies
- computerex 9y ago> but there may be danger in the long term, especially wrt overdosing if/when opioid relapse occurs The alternative would be to never stop using. I don't get the logic behind this reason.
- ademup 9y agoThe study lasted for 21 months. If, as an example, people in the MCP decided that after 2 years, they would try the same dose as what they left off at, it could be too high for them or laced with something new to their bodies( like Fentanyl ) and could OD/kill them.
- ta10102 9y agoNot sure what you mean about the danger of opioid relapse. I had esophageal cancer and they prescribed me as much hydrocodone syrup as I wanted. Quarts of it. It was a godsend for the pain, but a huge bitch to quit afterwards. Had they instead limited the quantity, and supplemented with cannaboids, maybe it would have been easier to taper off. The current system, at least for me, encourages the patient to make up reasons to keep getting the opiates. I succeeded eventually by begging benzodiazepines from friends to help me taper off the hydrocodone. Some kind of pre plan to deal with it would have been so much better. It's as if the doctors have no idea what happens when they cut that supply off.
- ademup 9y agoThe danger of the relapse is that a person often returns to the same dose as when they last used. Their body is no longer able to handle that high dose and they OD.
- 3131s 9y agoHow is that different than with any other method of quitting opioids? It's not specific to marijuana at all, so it's not a fair criticism.