Cannabidiol, or CBD, has become among the most popular alternative treatments for a litany of conditions from anxiety and depression to acne relief. About one in seven Americans use CBD, the non-psychoactive compound extracted from cannabis plants.
For chronic pain patients, CBD is a valuable tool in its various forms of delivery oils, capsules, edibles, tinctures and vape kits. But the effectiveness of CBD in humans is limited by its low bioavailability, the amount of a drug that enters the body s circulation and can have an active effect.
This low bioavailability restricts CBD from directly reaching the pain areas it is intended to treat.
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For patients with chronic pain, ineffective treatments, lowered work productivity, and other factors often coalesce, fueling feelings of hopelessness and anxiety and setting the stage for even bigger problems, including substance use disorders. In 2017 alone, some 18 million Americans misused prescription pain relievers over the course of the previous year. In many of these instances, patients suffering from chronic pain became addicted to prescription opioids.
In addition to being highly addictive, many studies suggest that prescription opioids do not effectively control pain over the long term, and hence researchers have been exploring various alternatives, including cannabidiol (CBD). CBD is a non-psychoactive substance derived from the Cannabis plant.
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(Philadelphia, PA) - For patients with chronic pain, ineffective treatments, lowered work productivity, and other factors often coalesce, fueling feelings of hopelessness and anxiety and setting the stage for even bigger problems, including substance use disorders. In 2017 alone, some 18 million Americans misused prescription pain relievers over the course of the previous year. In many of these instances, patients suffering from chronic pain became addicted to prescription opioids.
In addition to being highly addictive, many studies suggest that prescription opioids do not effectively control pain over the long term, and hence researchers have been exploring various alternatives, including cannabidiol (CBD). CBD is a non-psychoactive substance derived from the Cannabis plant.
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The popularity of CBD
Whether it s stress, migraines, chronic pain, or insomnia, there are many times people try using cannabidiol (CBD) to see if it will help. Although the science isn’t always strong for the safety and efficacy of CBD for a condition and in some cases, the science doesn t exist at all that doesn’t stop people from trying it.
Martin A. Lee, co-founder and director of Project CBD, a California nonprofit that promotes CBD research, and author of