CANNABIS VERSUS OPIOIDS FOR PAIN

Course overview

OPIOIDS ARE USED TO TREAT AND MANAGE CHRONIC AND SEVERE PAIN, BUT THEY CAN POTENTIALLY ABUSE AND DEPEND. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE LIMITATIONS, SIGNS, AND SYMPTOMS OF ADVERSE EVENTS AND OTHER CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF OPIOID THERAPY AND CANNABINOIDS IN A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC PAIN RELATED TO THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THE CARE OF PATIENTS.