Medical marijuana could help patients reduce pain with opiates, study finds
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 14:00
in Health & Medicine
A UCSF study suggests patients with chronic pain may experience greater relief if their doctors add cannabinoids the main ingredient in cannabis or medical marijuana to an opiates-only treatment. The findings, from a small-scale study, also suggest that a combined therapy could result in reduced opiate dosages.
