Opioids
Cannabis, not Opioids: HelloMD’s Pamela Hadfield on NowThis
HelloMD’s co-founder Pamela Hadfield is featured in a NowThis op-ed video, “Medical Cannabis Could Help Solve the Opioid Crisis.” In the video, she shares how …
How Do SSRIs & Other Drug Types Interact With Cannabis?
Cannabis has an abundance of healing properties. So many, in fact, that some people are able to reduce their use of many prescription medications while …
I am have currently just weened myself off all opioid medications first time in 9 years.
"I am in Ohio and our program keeps getting pushed back. Now I can’t function. Migraines, vertigo and chronic leg pain have made me housebound …
can I get certified if I'm currently taking an opioid medication?
Hello, Taking opiates would not preclude you from obtaining a medical cannabis recommendation. In fact, cannabis should help pain patients reduce the dose of or …
Big Pharma & Cannabis: 5 Trends to Watch
The pharmaceutical industry has long been an opponent of cannabis legalization. It’s no surprise, because when people turn to marijuana for medical purposes, they often …
Studies Back Cannabis as a Way Out of the Opioid Crisis
As has been addressed numerous times on HelloMD, cannabis can be a viable replacement or supplement to opioids, and there are studies to support this: …
Cannabis: A Better Alternative to Benzodiazepines
While the opioid epidemic has been grabbing headlines nationwide for its staggering impact on lives and productivity, prescriptions of benzodiazepines, another class of potent drugs, …
Cannabis: A Workplace Solution for Chronic Pain
The opioid epidemic claims lives and impacts American society in many ways, but recent figures from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveal that the …
How Cannabis Relieves Pain Better Than Opioids Do
Pain is a universal reality that we all have to deal with in some form or another. While pain may strike on occasion for some—such …
Cannabis in the Workplace: A Plan for Productivity
The United States has just over 4% of the world’s population, yet its doctors prescribe more than 80% of the world’s oxycodone. The opioid epidemic …
Opioids Take a Toll on the Workplace—Can Cannabis Help?
More than $78 billion a year—that’s how much The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate the economic burden of prescription opioid use and …
Newbie edibles for cronic pain.
"I’ve never consume cannabis in any manner. I have been in horrible chronic pain after a leg bypass surgery period opiates are not working period …