A new study, published in the December issue of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, suggests that adding a cannabinoid to opioid therapy may result in greater relief of chronic pain at lower opioid doses.
Study Design and Results
Twenty-one individuals with chronic pain, who took twice-daily doses of sustained-release morphine or oxycodone, were enrolled in the study and admitted for a five-day inpatient stay. The chronic pain conditions represented included non-specific...
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