Statistics on Medical Study with Elderly, May ’19

Medical Marijuana and Older Adults: Well tolerated among elderly patients; nearly a third reduced opioids

https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/aan/78289

Quote: Adults who were an average age of 81 experienced relief in chronic pain, sleep, neuropathy, and anxiety with medical cannabis, reported Laszlo Mechtler, MD, of Dent Neurologic Institute in Buffalo, New York, and colleagues, in an early-release abstract from the American Academy of Neurology meeting to be held here in May.  Moreover, 32% reduced their opioid pain medication, they added.

 

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