MEDICAL POT USERS LESS OF A BURDEN ON HEALTH CARE!
MEDICAL marijuana users
use fewer health care
resources than the rest of
the population, according to
a new study!
In a survey of prescriptionpot
users, researchers found
they reported less pain,
better sleep, reduced anxiety
and also took fewer doctordirected
medications.
They were also less likely
to have visited an emergency
room or be admitted to a
hospital in the month before
being surveyed.
“It wasn’t surprising to me
that people claim to feel better
when using medical cannabis,
but it was unexpected to see
that these people utilized less
health care resources,” says
Dr. Ryan Vandrey, associate
professor of psychiatry and
behavioral sciences at the
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine.
Researchers say more
funding and clinical trials are
necessary to determine what
conditions the drug may treat.