Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association | 2019
Effects of Medical Cannabis on Use of Opioids and Hospital Visits by Patients With Painful Chronic Pancreatitis.
Abstract
Pain is the most common and most debilitating aspect of chronic pancreatitis and is difficult to treat.1-3 Clinical management of painful chronic pancreatitis includes abstinence from alcohol and tobacco products, analgesic medications (including opioids), antidepressant medications, and pancreatic enzyme replacement.4-8 Medical cannabis has been proposed as a therapy for chronic pain and has shown some efficacy in neuropathic and cancer pain. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of medical cannabis on pain control for chronic pancreatitis.