94% of seniors benefitted from therapeutic use of cannabis

The European Journal of Internal Medicine published a study that found 93.7% of seniors benefited from cannabis treatment.

During the study period, 2736 patients above 65years of age began cannabis treatment and answered the initial questionnaire. The mean age was 74.57.5years. The most common indications for cannabis treatment were pain (66.6%) and cancer (60.8%). After six months of treatment, 93.7% of the respondents reported improvement in their condition and the reported pain level was reduced from a median of 8 on a scale of 0-10 to a median of 4. Most common adverse events were: dizziness (9.7%) and dry mouth (7.1%). After six months, 18.1% stopped using opioid analgesics or reduced their dose.

This goes against US Attorney General Jeff Sessions claim that cannabis use leads to more opiate use.

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