The Latest Biology News And Medical NewsBiology News 2Health News 2Biology News 3Health News 3
HOME >> MEDICINE >> NEWS
Doctor suggested cannabis for pain relief, says one in six medicinal users in the UKMUHC study

Sixteen per cent of people who use cannabis for medical reasons say that their doctor suggested it, according to research published in the March issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice.

947 people in the UK reported using cannabis for medical purposes, with more than a third (35 per cent) saying that they used it six or seven days a week. The majority (68 per cent) said that it made their symptoms much better.

"The results of our UK survey, including the extent of use and reported effects, lend support to the further development of safe and effective medicines based on cannabis" says lead author Dr Mark Ware principal investigator and pain physician at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Pain Centre.

People with chronic pain were most likely to use cannabis for medicinal purposes (25 percent) followed by patients with multiple sclerosis (22 per cent), depression (22 per cent) arthritis (21 per cent) and neuropathy (19 per cent).

Younger people, males and those who had used cannabis recreationally were also more likely to use it for medicinal reasons.

Key findings included:

  • 73 per cent of respondents used cannabis at least once a week, with 35 per cent using it six or seven times a week.

  • 62 per cent said a friend, family members of acquaintance had suggested it and 55 per cent said they had read a book or article about cannabis. 19 per cent were prior users or had found out its benefits by accident and 16 per cent said their doctor had suggested it.

  • The majority of users (82 per cent) smoked the drug. Other methods included eating it (43 per cent) and making cannabis tea (28 per cent).

  • 916 reported average usage levels, with the largest percentage (27 per cent) using one to two grams per day. Only two per cent used 10 or more grams a day and seven per cent used five to nine grams a day.

  • 45 per cent of 916 respondents said cannabis worked bet
    '"/>


    • Contact: Ian Popple
    ian.popple@muhc.mcgill.ca
    514-843-1560
    McGill University
    16-Mar-2005


    Page: 1 2

    Related medicine news :

    1. Doctors need to prepare for blood shortages now
    2. Doctor report cards not always clear when comparing quality of care
    3. Doctors must consider potentially inappropriate medications when treating elderly
    4. Doctors transplant ovary to womans arm to preserve fertility
    5. Doctors can improve colorectal cancer screening rates
    6. Doctors miss chances to provide diet, exercise counseling to patients at risk of heart disease
    7. Doctors and patients call on politicians to save lives of cancer patients
    8. Doctors dont agree on diagnosis of uterine cancer
    9. Doctor attacks South African government for failing women while spending billions on arms deals
    10. Doctors statement in Mayo Clinic Proceedings reveals dark side of low-carb diets
    11. Doctors at Northwestern Memorial are studying next generation surgery for back pain sufferers

    Post Your Comments:
    (Date:11/23/2009)...ov.23/PRNewswire-FirstCall/--InfoLogix,Inc.(Nasdaq...ilitysolutionsforthehealthcareandcommercialindustr...ManagedServicesatSiemensHealthServices,hasjoinedIn...s. ,, (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prn...rategicHealthcareServicesforInfoLogix,Mr.Waywillbe...
    (Date:11/23/2009)...rsenic compounds appears to cause oxidative DNA da...ing to a new study published online November 23 in..., Although biomethylation was once believed to de...ance its toxicity and potentially its carcinogenic...ation in oxidative DNA damage in mice, Michael P. ...
    (Date:11/23/2009)...lth care professionals enjoy a pay raise for a job...tives for health care performance may actually bac...care performance ratings for 25 medical groups acr...e launch of a statewide pay-for-performance progra...ors, productivity. , Reporting in the Decembe...
    (Date:11/23/2009)...ers getting chemo deal with insomnia, study shows ...Insomnia and sleep disorders affect more than thre...apy, a rate nearly three times higher than that of...he problem is more common in younger patients and ...sity of Rochester Medical Center researchers, who ...
    (Date:11/23/2009)...esses of drug approval process in United States, r...thDay News) -- Problems with the popular arthritis...tack, stroke and death, were known for years befor...in 2004, a new report says. , Contrary to clai... side effects were evident in 2000, a year after t...
    Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Jim Way, Former Vice President at Siemens Health Services, Joins InfoLogix, Inc. as Vice President of Strategic Healthcare Services 2Health News:Jim Way, Former Vice President at Siemens Health Services, Joins InfoLogix, Inc. as Vice President of Strategic Healthcare Services 3Health News:Medical 'pay for performance' programs help improve care -- but not always, study finds 2Health News:Medical 'pay for performance' programs help improve care -- but not always, study finds 3Health News: Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall 2Health News: Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall 3Health News: Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall 4
    (Date:11/23/2009)...N,Nov.23/PRNewswire-USNewswire/--FebeDurango-Rueda...toparticipatinginaschemetodefraudtheExport-ImportB...,announcedAssistantAttorneyGeneraloftheCriminalDiv...L.GratacosoftheEx-ImBank,OfficeoftheInspectorGener...RobertsinU.S.DistrictCourtinWashingtontoaone-count...
    (Date:11/23/2009)...Ga.,Nov.23/PRNewswire-FirstCall/--Immucor,Inc.(Nas...ument-reagentsystemstothebloodtransfusionindustry,...rJaffray21stAnnualHealthCareConferenceinNewYork,NY... TheCompany,spresentationisscheduledforTuesday,Dec...entationwillbeavailablethroughthe"AboutUs--Investo...
    (Date:11/23/2009)...AKS,Calif.,Nov.23/PRNewswire-FirstCall/--Amgen(Nas...gforBestOverallPipelineandforBestNewDrugforNplate&..., TheBestOverallPipelineawardwaspresentedtoAmgenby...etpotentialofthecompany,spipeline,aswellasitsmixof...dges,Amgen,spipelineisnotableforitsfocusonunmetcli...
    Breaking Medicine Technology:Colombian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Defrauding the Export-Import Bank of the United States of More Than $1 Million 2Amgen Recognized for Best Pipeline and Best New Drug at Scrip Awards 2Amgen Recognized for Best Pipeline and Best New Drug at Scrip Awards 3Amgen Recognized for Best Pipeline and Best New Drug at Scrip Awards 4Amgen Recognized for Best Pipeline and Best New Drug at Scrip Awards 5Amgen Recognized for Best Pipeline and Best New Drug at Scrip Awards 6Image Sensors 2009 Announces Final Program and New Interactive Brochure 52852 1Image Sensors 2009 Announces Final Program and New Interactive Brochure 52852 2Dirucotide Does Not Meet Primary Endpoint in Phase III MAESTRO 01 Trial in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis 4785 1Dirucotide Does Not Meet Primary Endpoint in Phase III MAESTRO 01 Trial in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis 4785 2Dirucotide Does Not Meet Primary Endpoint in Phase III MAESTRO 01 Trial in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis 4785 3Dirucotide Does Not Meet Primary Endpoint in Phase III MAESTRO 01 Trial in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis 4785 4Dirucotide Does Not Meet Primary Endpoint in Phase III MAESTRO 01 Trial in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis 4785 5Dirucotide Does Not Meet Primary Endpoint in Phase III MAESTRO 01 Trial in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis 4785 6Many Heart Attack Patients Not Referred to Cardiac Rehab 52843 1Many Heart Attack Patients Not Referred to Cardiac Rehab 52843 2Many Heart Attack Patients Not Referred to Cardiac Rehab 52843 3
    Other News:
    ...ity of California San Francisco and.Kaiser Permane...rapy reduces the.risk of spinal fractures in women...dings are important because women with osteoporosi...lternative for treatment," said Bruce Ettinger,.MD...
    ...m across the country will join with.UCSF faculty f...enges in.Integrative Medicine: Toward a New Scienc...nt of the new Osher Center for Integrative Medicin... Afternoon Symposium:.Date: Friday, September 25, ...
    ...ve tooth damage)...Elizabeth O'Sullivan and Martin...y at Leeds Dental Institute suggest that some drug...n in children. In their letter published in this ...children using asthma drugs in a powdered (rather ...
    .Last year, a minor earthquake erupted inside Johnnie Beavers' chest. . But yesterday, in a Kentucky medical first, physicians at the University of Kentucky Hospital used an experimental new technique
    health news:Novel Therapy Significantly Reduces Spinal Fractures In Postmenopausal WomenWith Two Years Of Therapy 2health news:Novel Therapy Significantly Reduces Spinal Fractures In Postmenopausal WomenWith Two Years Of Therapy 3health news:UCSF Osher Center For Integrative Medicine Symposium 2health news:University Of Kentucky One Of First To Use New Technique To Treat Atrial Flutter 2health news:University Of Kentucky One Of First To Use New Technique To Treat Atrial Flutter 3
    ...tes, the total fertility rate the number of child...r eight in 1800 to slightly more than two today, s...y at Binghamton University. And with a five-year $... Health and Human Development, Hacker hopes to fin...
    ...aturdays Congressional action to avert Medicare pa...he future of internal medicine, the American Colle...f appreciation to lawmakers.... ACP told members o...re physician payment "will avert a 5 percent payme...
    DALLAS Dec. 13, 2006 Patients suffering from the most common type of lung cancer experienced a 20-percent improvement in overall survival in a national clinical trial of a drug that chokes off the b
    ...n struggles to read because even small...distracti.....dyslexia emerging from a group of recent studies...r-old theory that...blamed dyslexia on a neural de...... Instead, the studies suggest that children wit...
    health news:Binghamton University researcher to study declining US fertility rates 2health news:Congressional action strengthens internal medicine ACP says 2health news:Congressional action strengthens internal medicine ACP says 3health news:Drug that chokes off tumor blood vessels offers new hope to lung cancer patients 2health news:New dyslexia theory blames 'noise' 2health news:New dyslexia theory blames 'noise' 3health news:New dyslexia theory blames 'noise' 4