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    For Physical Diseases: Medical Cannabis

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    Medical cannabis may help treat some physical diseases and disorders. Chronic pain, opioid use disorder, diabetes, obesity, and other conditions have been increasing and are difficult to treat effectively with traditional medicines alone. Cannabis shows promise for reducing pain, opioid use, and possibly improving insulin sensitivity, but it also carries risks if not used carefully. The risks of cannabis use can be prevented by controlling dosage, choosing appropriate administration methods, combining it with other treatments, and consulting a healthcare provider.

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    Medical cannabis may help treat some physical diseases and disorders. Chronic pain, opioid use disorder, diabetes, obesity, and other conditions have been increasing and are difficult to treat effectively with traditional medicines alone. Cannabis shows promise for reducing pain, opioid use, and possibly improving insulin sensitivity, but it also carries risks if not used carefully. The risks of cannabis use can be prevented by controlling dosage, choosing appropriate administration methods, combining it with other treatments, and consulting a healthcare provider.

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    Medical cannabis may help treat some physical diseases and disorders. Chronic pain, opioid use disorder, diabetes, obesity, and other conditions have been increasing and are difficult to treat effectively with traditional medicines alone. Cannabis shows promise for reducing pain, opioid use, and possibly improving insulin sensitivity, but it also carries risks if not used carefully. The risks of cannabis use can be prevented by controlling dosage, choosing appropriate administration methods, combining it with other treatments, and consulting a healthcare provider.

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    MEDICAL CANNABIS

    for physical diseases


    Among mid 20th century until today, some diseases have been
    increasing to the point of becoming seriously health public issues,
    due to the big amount of people affected and the high disease
    burden. Generally, the treatments for those diseases or disorders
    aren't effective at all and requires a lot of time, money and, in
    some cases, produces undesired side effects.

    OPIOID USE
    CHRONIC PAIN
    DISORDER
    It's defined as a persistence of pain during the OUD is, according to DSM-5 as a problematic
    last 3 months or more, even without the pattern of opioid use leading to clinically
    presence of an specific pain stimuli. Its significant impairment or distress. Symptoms
    symptoms could cause: can include:
    Sleep disturbances. Craving.
    Development of angry, depressed and unsuccessful attempts to control use
    anxiety behaviours. Failure to fulfill obligations due to opioids
    Social and economical issues Continued use despite physical or
    Tendency to substance misuse (specially psychological problems caused by its use.
    opioids) Tolerance (can lead to an overdose).

    DIABETES
    OBESITY
    (TYPE-2)
    The difference between an overweight issue It's the inability of the body to control the
    and obesity could be defined in terms of the amount of sugar (glucose) in blood via insulin
    body mass index (BMI), when the measure is 30 (resistance). Lack on its treatment can lead to:
    or above. The main problem with obesity are its Same obesity comorbidities.
    comorbidities, which can include: Neuropathic diabetes.
    Type-2 diabetes. Kidney disease.
    Heart coronary disease. Eye diseases.
    Cancer. Amputation.
    Fatty liver disease. Dementia, depression.
    Cirrhosis Sleep apnea.

    CANNABIS USE
    BENEFITS RISKS
    NAS concluded that cannabinoids have a modest Be aware of the type of product you'll use. Pay an
    effect on pain control, but produces less harmful special attention to the concentration, the THC:
    side effects. CBD relation and the best way to use it, in order to
    Its use as a substitute or in conjunction with prevent undesirable side effects.
    opioids have shown a reduction on the prescription Historical cannabis studies used to show a
    doses, and found its side effects more tolerable. proportional relation between cannabis use and
    Data suggest cannabinoids may have a role in caloric intake.
    insulin sensitivity. Its anti inflammatory properties Avoid heavy work or potential harmful activities.
    could help to prevent insulin resistance. Not  recommended for those people with
    Mixed responses to the treatment of neuropathic psychopath family history
    pain due to type-2 diabetes.

    HOW TO PREVENT THE


    RISKS
    Control the dose and choose a route of administration which best fits your necessities.
    Go slow, so you know when it's time to stop, avoiding undesirable effects.
    Those illness may require an additional treatments, specially focused on cognitions and
    behaviours.
    While specifics functions and uses of cannabis and cannabinoids remains unclear, it's
    important to fit the cannabis products with current treatments and the guidelines of your
    health care provider.

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