Considerations for Cannabis Use to Treat Pain in Sickle Cell Disease

Pain in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a major comorbidity and unique with acute pain due to recurrent and episodic vaso-occlusive crises as well as chronic pain, which can span an individual’s entire life. Opioids are the mainstay treatment for pain in SCD. Due to recent health crises raised by adver...

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Main Authors: Donovan A. Argueta, Anupam Aich, Fjolla Muqolli, Hemanth Cherukury, Varun Sagi, Nicholas V. DiPatrizio, Kalpna Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/12/3902