Discussing research about Cannabis and pain. Can cannabis help reduce opiate use and help fight the opioid epidemic? Can Cannabis improve physical health and provide a better quality of life?

Thank you for joining me and helping educate your friends, family, and colleagues. We are here to solve the misinformation and misunderstanding surrounding medical cannabis.

The scientific evidence in research articles on medical Cannabis should not be limited to physicians and PhD’s because of their complexity. I want to separate scientific fact from fiction by reviewing powerful research to help give anyone the knowledge base to confidently discuss cannabis with others.

Our review today will reveal the evidence on these subjects:

1. If medical cannabis can improve a patient’s

• Bodily pain
• Quality of life
• Social functioning
• Physical health functioning

2. If Opiate-Based Pain Medication (OBPM) may be reduced or even ceased with help from medical cannabis.

3. The important role medical cannabis may have in significantly impacting the opioid epidemic.

- Doctor Thomas Henke, D.O.

(Link to research article):
 

Carolyn E. Pritchett, Heather Flynn, Yuxia Wang & James E. Polston (2022)
Medical Cannabis Patients Report Improvements in Health Functioning and Reductions in Opiate Use, Substance Use & Misuse, 57:13, 1883-1892, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2022.2107673

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About Dr. Thomas Henke, D.O.

Dr. Henke is an osteopathic physician with over a decade of experience in the medical field. He is an expert in the field to Cannabis and Cannabinoid therapy management. He provides medical care as a physician, and consultations as an expert Cannabis consultant and medical Cannabis coach. As medical director of Source Medical Solutions, he provides medical care to patients via telemedicine at Henkemed.com. He owns and operates sourcemedicalclinic.com (a subsidiary of SMS) for patients who seek their medical Cannabis card and/or coaching. 

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