Low Dose Vaporized Cannabis Significantly Improves Neuropathic Pain
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The analgesia obtained from a low dose of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (1.29%) in patients, most of whom were experiencing neuropathic pain despite conventional treatments, is a clinically significant outcome and the effect sizes on cognitive testing were consistent with this minimal dose.About:
This article is published in The Journal of Pain.The article was published on 2013-02-01 and is currently open access. It has received 259 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Analgesic & Neuropathic pain.read more
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Maintenance of Blinding in Clinical Trials and the Implications for Studying Analgesia Using Cannabinoids.
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Method and device for vaporization and inhalation of isolated substances
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