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RainDog

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19. In terms of addictive properties and side effects

Reply to dionysus (Reply #17)

Tue May 14, 2013, 07:46 PM

May 2013

When prescribed for long-term use.

If marijuana can help someone to lessen the amount of an opiod used, that's better for the person, imo.

I'm no doctor. I can only talk about the experiences others have related and the veteran said that cannabis helped him to reduce the quantity of opiods that was part of his medication schedule.

And different people have different pain thresholds, etc. so, as with everything else in this world, people respond differently and what works for one person doesn't work for another.

When talking about "better," that was in the context of better than having to use more opiods rather than fewer opiods.

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