Another Study Shows CBD Can Reduce Opioid Use

November 18, 2019 16:00:19

If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past few years, you have undoubtedly heard about cannabidiol (CBD). The cannabis extract has been having quite the magnificent run, with the CBD industry expected to be worth $20 billion by 2024. This growth is due to the compound’s insane potency and versatility as a medicine, with users saying CBD gave them relief from a variety of diseases ranging from high blood pressure to seizures in rare childhood epilepsies. Chronic pain relief is by far the most common issue CBD users seek to address, and a new study has produced further evidence that CBD can be useful as a pain reliever.

The study led by Dr. Alex Capano, Chief Science Officer of Ecofibre’s Ananda Health business in the United States, was looking to prove whether using CBD would reduce opioid use in the treatment of chronic pain. Ninety-seven chronic pain patients who had been using opioids for pain relief, some for decades, took part in the eight-week study. They were each provided with bottles containing 60 hemp-derived CBD soft gels (15 mg) at the start of…

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