Marijuana does not help get rid of pain

Scientists from Oxford University decided to test the popular assertion that the soft drugs marijuana can be used as an anesthetic. It was found that the use of this substance does not abate pain and sometimes becomes even stronger.

Marijuana   We have already begun to register in some countries for medical purposes. Her cancer patients receive, as it is believed that the drug can reduce the pain and thereby reduce the dosage of potent opioid analgesics, such as morphine. Oxford scientists decided to test this assertion, and have attracted a group of volunteers. Some people received a placebo, and some - tablets marijuana . Then they applied to the skin are usually harmless cream or cream containing hot chili peppers that causes severe burning and pain.

It was found that the intensity of the pain was completely the same, that the placebo tablets that using marijuana . However, in the latter case, some volunteers could tolerate pain longer. Scans of their brains showed that part of the marijuana ingredient THC reduced the activity in areas of the brain that were responsible for the emotional aspects of pain.

Some patients such effects actually lead to a noticeable effect, but the majority of the intensity of pain is not exposed to marijuana becomes smaller. So consider this gateway drug suitable alternative powerful painkiller hardly appropriate.

"Marijuana can not be used as a modern pain therapy, - he said study author Dr. Michael Lee. - Someone has it really helps a little to reduce the pain, many have no effect, and someone becomes even worse. A brain scan showed virtually the complete absence of effects of marijuana on the areas of the brain that process pain. When using opiates picture is quite different. Cannabis only slightly affects the human emotional response to pain, but also very selective. "

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