Comments on: Marijuana Isn’t a Pain Killer—It’s a Pain Distracter

By: Floridahank

Floridahank — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:22:54 +0000

Since when should we accept anything published by any government agency? They all follow their stringent agenda that’s formulated by agencies who publish propaganda and studies that are aimed at a certain objective. Do you believe 100%, 80%, 50%, 20% of what this government tells the public?
Do your own DD and research independent agencies that are not backed by any govt.
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By: Glenn Kennedy

Glenn Kennedy — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:10:20 +0000

Good article, the authors continue to write a better article! Carl Balog

By: Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:13:36 +0000

This is an interesting article, that I can personally identify with. I am not a pain patient (thank God since I am highly allergic to the opiod class drugs) but during one personal episode I found the use of marijuana to allow me to ignore the pain.

Thanks
Rob

By: undrgrndgirl

undrgrndgirl — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:19:18 +0000

as someone with a chronic pain condition…i have used both opiates and cannabis…for ME opiates are pain distracters (as in they simply don’t work very well for me) while cannabis actually alleviates my pain. opiates and cannabis work on different bodily systems: opiates on the central nervous system and cannabis on the limbic system…

By: Jacqueline Budd

Jacqueline Budd — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:38:32 +0000

I also believe that the effect in pill form is different from that of the original way it is to be taken in the body. The pill already has something mixed into it to make it into medicinal form while the original has not been tainted thus giving the pure effects of the plant. Thus, this study has not really proven much since it is expected to yield a different result in the first place.

By: DoobieDuck

DoobieDuck — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:45:08 +0000

I’ve been a chronic pain sufferer for twenty plus years and I agree that cannabis works best for me as a pain distracter. I’ve noted that in my stories when being published. But I think most important here is: it is effective in helping chronic pain sufferers cope with pain and improve their quality of life. We should not be concerned if it kills pain or not. It’s safe and effective and that is what is most important. Peace..DD

By: Skeptic

Skeptic — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:15:02 +0000

The Smithsonean isn’t even credible. About anything. They have an agenda, their research reflects it, and they suck at hiding it to anyone who does 30 mins of research. They were even attacked at the TEDtalks.

By: JD

JD — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:39:18 +0000

This article is trash.

By: Ziggy

Ziggy — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:27:32 +0000

Junk study. Gave them THC in a pill, not MJ in its natural form. So now we know that THC in pill form does not block pain in the same way as an opiates. And nothing more.

By: Smud-Smitty

Smud-Smitty — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:05:57 +0000

The plants in the picture is in horrible shape you monsters! It hurts looking at them. Please fix them and take better care in the future. Thanks

By: Smokie Bowls

Smokie Bowls — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:43:51 +0000

“THC, the active ingredient in marijuana”

How does the world not know about CBD yet? THC this, THC that. CBD is the wonder ingredient that everybody needs to be talking about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31SrjjgPbhU
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/can-cannabidiol-cbd-fight-metastatic-cancer-according-to-the-latest-research-the-answer-is-yes-170681736.html

By: Mark Hamm

Mark Hamm — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:23:11 +0000

This looks like a small but good study. The questions above, about this only testing one cannabinoid of the many in marijuana, is a good point. This is how science works, small building blocks of good, double blind studies adding knowledge to our baseline of understanding the world. Often leading to more questions (peer review).

If this is how MJ works in pain management it is a good thing! The side effects of narcotics in chronic pain treatment can be horrendous. Sounds like all physicians should consider MJ in combination with lower doses of narcotics for pain management over 3 days. We need some serious research in this country , kudos to these Oxford researchers.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:10:32 +0000

I feel like this study is a little bit too conclusive based on the results. For one, saying that it is not like typical pain killers in the amount that individuals react to the drug is illogical, different people require different doses of pain killers to gain the same effect, so why would this not be the same with THC? Also, I have trouble trusting a study with 12 participants, in my opinion that is way too small of a sample size for a study containing as many variables as this.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:44:14 +0000

Opiate based meds which are over prescribed and wildly abused and addictive don’t kill pain either. They just make you not care that you are in pain.

By: Damian

Damian — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:22:47 +0000

This is not a study, this is propaganda. I wonder who is funding these people. From the methodology to the wording, it is clear that there is an agenda here to dismiss the use of medical marijuana. A serious study would have talked about affecting stimuli vs. affecting threshold, not about killing the pain vs. getting you distracted (high).

I have an injury right now and I tried both opioids and marijuana. I feel much less impaired with marijuana and can go through my day and work better. I’m also much less concerned with addiction, since opioids are much more addictive than marijuana.

You do have to be quite savvy to use marijuana, carefully chose a high CDB strain (please note the study uses only THC), carefully find the right dosage for you, etc. With opioids is much easier, you just give money to a big pharm company…