{"id":30903,"date":"2018-03-06T13:17:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T12:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/?p=30903"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:49:21","slug":"according-to-a-recent-study-cannabis-would-help-reduce-pain-for-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/according-to-a-recent-study-cannabis-would-help-reduce-pain-for-elderly\/","title":{"rendered":"According to a recent study, cannabis would help reduce pain for elderly"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to an Israeli study<\/a> published in February 2018, cannabis could be use for improving the quality of life of elderly currently treated with opioids.<\/p>\n

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During 6 months, Israeli researchers followed 901 65 years old and older men and women, suffering from several pain connected to cancer, Parkinson’s disease or post-traumatic stress disorder… In order to relieve pain<\/strong>, patients have been asked to replace opioid treatments<\/strong> with cannabis<\/a>: cannabis-infused oil, smoke, or vaporization.<\/p>\n

A natural pain relief<\/h2>\n

After 6 months of treatment, for 93% of patients, pain was way more tolerable and dropped from eight to four on a 10-point scale, increasing significantly their quality of life<\/strong>. 18% of patients were then able to reduce or stop their opioid treatment, which can cause addiction.<\/p>\n

Still, some side effects are noted: 9,7% of patients were suffering from dizziness and 7,1% from dry mouth.<\/p>\n

\"Seniors<\/p>\n

Better sleep and appetite<\/h2>\n

Other studies claimed that using cannabis helps not only to reduce pain, but would provide a better sleep and sharp the appetite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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