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Cannabis use and non-cancer chronic pain – Authors' reply

Year: 2018

Type: letter

Abstract: In their letters, Iain McGregor and Alex Bekker state that previous systematic reviews have provided evidence of the effectiveness of cannabinoids for chronic non-cancer pain. However, three systematic reviews1–3 published this year have suggested caution regarding use of cannabinoids, because of a paucity of high quality studies, and concluded that evidence for the effectiveness of cannabinoids in chronic non-cancer pain is limited by the very short duration of studies, small participant numbers, the exclusion of patients with complex comorbidities, and failure of studies to date to include common forms of chronic non-cancer pain (eg, back and neck pain, arthritis).

Source: The Lancet Public Health

DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(18)30182-8

Authors: Gabrielle Campbell, Wayne Hall, Louisa Degenhardt, Timothy Dobbins, Michael Farrell

Institutions: UNSW Sydney, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, The University of Queensland, King's College London

Language: English

Topic: Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

Subfield: Pharmacology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,680