Cannabis for Chronic Pain

Cannabis for Pain Relief

The Cleveland Clinic reports that numerous researchers have studied the effectiveness of medical cannabis to treat nerve pain, or neuropathy. The news is positive: The Cleveland clinic says the results, overall, support smoking or inhaling cannabis to reduce neuropathic pain.

And the American Cancer Society reports that some studies have found cannabis to be effective in treating neuropathic pain caused by chemotherapy.

Nerve pain is not categorized as a specific medical condition. Instead, it’s caused a wide range of problems. The list includes physical trauma, systematic autoimmune diseases, diabetes, vascular and blood diseases, infections, cancers, chemotherapy side effects, and kidney and liver disorders.

As with any other treatment, don’t try it yourself until you’ve first discussed it with your doctor.