Cannabis-Infused Tea Mitigates Chronic Pain Symptoms, Study Finds
PISA, ITALY The long-term use of a cannabis-infused decoction is effective at reducing pain intensity and mitigating anxiety and depression in patients with chronic pain, according toclinical datapublished in the journalLa Clinica Therapeutica.
Italian researchers assessed the long-term use of cannabis in a cohort of 338 patients with chronic pain. Subjects consumed between 5mg and 10mg of THC-infused tea daily.
Two hundred and fourteen subjects completed the one-year trial without interruption.
Authors reported: After 12 months of therapy, pain intensity, pain disability, anxiety and depression show[ed] substantial improvement.
They concluded: Our research demonstrates that cannabis therapy, as an adjunct to traditional analgesic treatment, reduces pain intensity, improves daily functionality, and allows a reduction in anxiety and depression symptoms. Cannabis should be prescribed responsibly by taking into account the comprehensive pain ...
