Medicinal cannabis can safely relieve cancer pain - and act as a treatment when conventional drugs fail, according to a new study. Powerful opioids along with other meds, such as anti-inflammatory and anticonvulsant drugs, are usually prescribed for pain relief.
However, despite these treatments, one in three patients still experience pain, including side effects of opioids such as nausea, sleepiness, constipation, and respiratory depression. The issues with common drugs have led researchers to find other options, including three types of medicinal cannabis.
These are THC-dominant, THC and CBD-balanced, and CBD-dominant products. THC and CBD are found in cannabis, but while THC can cause a person to feel high, CBD does not.
