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Ann Arbor, MI: Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) frequently acknowledge substituting CBD products for opioids, NSAIDS, and other prescription medications, according to data published in The Journal of Pain.
Researchers with the University of Michigan Medical School surveyed a cohort of 878 FM patients who reported current use of CBD.
Seventy-two percent of respondents reported deliberately substituting CBD products in place of other medications, specifically opioids, NSAIDS, benzodiazepines, and gabapentanoids. Among those who engaged in CBD substitution, most either reduced or ceased their use of other medications – a finding that is consistent with prior studies. Authors further reported, “Those who substituted reported larger improvements in health and pain than those [respondents] who did not.”