From acute to chronic, pain is terrible to deal with. For many, when someone is experiencing pain and seeks medication from a physician, they are often prescribed opiate-based painkillers. As the move to switch from addictive and sometimes deadly treatments associated with prescription drugs to medical marijuana continues, a new study shows that most people, when given both pot and painkillers, prefer treating their symptoms with marijuana. The results were published by the Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Journal under the title “Cannabis as a Substitute for Opioid-Based Pain Medication: Patient Self-Report.”
The study surveyed the personal preferences of California residents who used both medical marijuana and opioid-based prescription medication for their pain. There were 2,897 participants who answered questions via email. The majority of medical marijuana users smoked pot in order to obtain the benefits. According to the survey, 50 percent smoked pot, 31 percent vaporized the marijuana, and 10 percent consumed marijuana edibles.
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