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marble falls

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65. That's me, too. Pot doesn't cover up the pain, it just makes it acceptable and ignorable ...

Reply to GoodRaisin (Reply #63)

Tue Oct 25, 2022, 06:57 PM

Oct 2022

... opioids dulls the pain, but it's still there. Plus all the other unpleasant opiate buzz.

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Cannabis use increases pain after surgery, study shows [View all] Sewa Oct 2022 OP

They didn't study me.... LakeArenal Oct 2022 #1

Okay but this is only about surgical pain in the 24 hours after surgery; the pain you get from the WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2022 #2

yes, cannabis is not an effective painkiller for scapel cwounds and messing around inside a person. ZonkerHarris Oct 2022 #27

As someone who's taken a ton of both, I'm here to tell ya ... Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Baked Potato Oct 2022 #22

Not always downward spiral. I've been on tyl #3 for 25 years. LeftInTX Oct 2022 #25

Opioids work good on acute pain...not so good for chronic. LeftInTX Oct 2022 #24

👍👍👍👍 Karma13612 Oct 2022 #35

1-14 days? llashram Oct 2022 #42

Well on their way to extremely dependent in 14 days? Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #45

well llashram Oct 2022 #46

Here's the thing ... I've BEEN extremely opioid dependent before ... Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #47

what you seem to totally llashram Oct 2022 #48

You are arguing from a sample size of 1 here, your experience is basically anecdotal Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #51

I did not say I was dependant after 14 days. llashram Oct 2022 #62

Cannabis can be used in combination with pain pills in order manage pain...it can be very effective. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #53

Nice reach there. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2022 #4

Cannabis is better for chronic pain, but it's shit for acute, severe pain Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #5

I feel it is on certain occasions, but for others, you are correct. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2022 #8

Not here. spanone Oct 2022 #6

I'd bet most if not all those facilities bar Cannabis IbogaProject Oct 2022 #7

Cannabis has had no affect on me and never has as far as pain goes. BigmanPigman Oct 2022 #9

Which is cause and which is effect? Mariana Oct 2022 #10

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Wtf? Calculating Oct 2022 #12

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Lol Calculating Oct 2022 #15

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Welcome to DU GP6971 Oct 2022 #13

Dang it I missed it! Solomon Oct 2022 #29

Anti-pot RWer who says society is screwed by pot heads. marble falls Oct 2022 #31

I always seem to miss them. Bettie Oct 2022 #57

Your mileage may vary Maeve Oct 2022 #17

Opioids make me feel in a bubble - half here/half not, not asleep/not awake. marble falls Oct 2022 #32

That's my experience with opioids as well. But they don't help my pain. GoodRaisin Oct 2022 #63

That's me, too. Pot doesn't cover up the pain, it just makes it acceptable and ignorable ... marble falls Oct 2022 #65

Same here. After both a bone break and gallbladder surgery Maeve Oct 2022 #66

it is non-addictive, and generally considered safe BootinUp Oct 2022 #18

Weird... Ohio Joe Oct 2022 #19

It always cracks me up Johnny2X2X Oct 2022 #20

This is a coffee clache discussion. Anecdotes are evidence - everything starts as an anecdote. marble falls Oct 2022 #33

But this thread didn't start from an anecdote Johnny2X2X Oct 2022 #39

Actually, that's not true. One group made a study and had some conclusions which they've published.. marble falls Oct 2022 #41

nope llashram Oct 2022 #43

Did you read about the experiment? It is complete nonsense. There is no way to take a diverse Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #54

I know right? GusBob Oct 2022 #36

It is funny to see sarisataka Oct 2022 #44

I would like to know what those elective surgeries were. When I split my face open all I used for in2herbs Oct 2022 #21

Didn't study me. My VA Doc did not tell me to quit. She likes not having to write me pain scripts. marble falls Oct 2022 #23

I don't care. I've already heard it doesn't work for everybody. Fine. GoodRaisin Oct 2022 #26

It works for my husband and he has chronic pain. We live in Ohio and have a medical card. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #50

+1 GoodRaisin Oct 2022 #59

But... Private prisons are losing money! Oneironaut Oct 2022 #56

Really hope anti-cannabis policies aren't intended to stock private prisons. GoodRaisin Oct 2022 #61

I don't know...I'd like to see more studies. LuckyCharms Oct 2022 #28

... JuJuChen Oct 2022 #30

Directly from the Karma13612 Oct 2022 #34

Aw, President Biden can't? Hugin Oct 2022 #38

I stopped reading at "illicit". n/t Hugin Oct 2022 #37

not true llashram Oct 2022 #40

My husband had spinal surgury and has neuropathy. He has had four surgeries in the las three Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #49

Thank you for posting this truth, from someone living with the same spinal issues GoodRaisin Oct 2022 #60

The study is bullshit too...how do you measure pain after elective surgury for God's sake. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #52

Who paid for this outcome? Emile Oct 2022 #55

I found that it takes the edge off opioid treated pain... Chakaconcarne Oct 2022 #58

Gee, could it be Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #64