Pot Might Act As Chronic Pain Reliever, Study Says
September 7th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by GDBy Gina Gomez
Ottawa, Sep 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is some great news for all the marijuana enthusiasts out there. A research which was conducted by scientists in Canada has highlighted that smoking pot might play a pivotal role in relieving chronic neuropathic pain while also helping the suffers in having a sound sleep. It does not come as a surprise that the study which was undertaken by the researchers of the McGill University and McGill University Health Centre has been successful in seizing many eyeballs across various quarters after it was published recently in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
In order to carry out the research, the scientists took into consideration about 23 patients on whom the researchers testes three strengths of marijuana as well as a placebo. The main aim of the study was to see the effect that smoking marijuana had on the patients suffering from chronic neuropathic pain on whom other medicines had failed to yield any kind of positive results. Surprisingly, the researchers deciphered that those patients who took the strongest form of marijuana were able to get the maximum benefits. The study concluded that the inhalation of 25 mg of 9.4 percent tetrahydrocannabinol herbal cannabis for three times a day in a period of five days was instrumental in decreasing the intensity of the pain and also providing improved sleep.
Although it became very clear that smoking marijuana helped reducing the intensity of neuropathic pains, the reduction was nevertheless quite insignificant. However, the scientists have emphasized that in patients with chronic neuropathic pain smoking marijuana, there was no difference in the quality of life or mood of the individuals.
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