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Prescribing cannabis for harm reduction

Neuropathic pain affects between 5% and 10% of the US population and can be refractory to treatment. Opioids may be recommended as a second-line pharmacotherapy but have risks including overdose and death. Cannabis has been shown to be effective for treating nerve pain without the risk of fatal pois...

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Autor principal: Collen, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22208773
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-9-1