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I have multiple cancer survivors in my family and circle of friends, plus some with severe arthritis and other forms of chronic pain. I've seen them at their worst, in some cases spending thousands of dollars a month for medications that do little more than "take the edge off", but with side effects that are in some cases almost as bad as the illnesses they suffer from.
I have seen some choose to try marijuana to manage pain (not to treat the underlying illness) instead of oxycodone or other opiate-based pain medications, and those that did found that it was fairly easy to attenuate their pain through measured dosing of edibles, oils, etc and maintain the ability to function on a daily basis, whereas with pills you're stuck to fixed doses that are fairly large and hit people differently depending on what they had to eat that day or their body chemistry.
Pain pills are a "one size fits all" approach to a problem that is inherently unique to each patient. In my opinion marijuana-based alternatives offer the individual more control over their pain management, are less addictive, and have fewer negative long-term health implications when compared to any available opiate-based alternatives a doctor might prescribe.
I have seen some choose to try marijuana to manage pain (not to treat the underlying illness) instead of oxycodone or other opiate-based pain medications, and those that did found that it was fairly easy to attenuate their pain through measured dosing of edibles, oils, etc and maintain the ability to function on a daily basis, whereas with pills you're stuck to fixed doses that are fairly large and hit people differently depending on what they had to eat that day or their body chemistry.
Pain pills are a "one size fits all" approach to a problem that is inherently unique to each patient. In my opinion marijuana-based alternatives offer the individual more control over their pain management, are less addictive, and have fewer negative long-term health implications when compared to any available opiate-based alternatives a doctor might prescribe.