Where opioids failed, cannabis succeeded.
Cathleen Graham, clinical director of Hayat Craft Cannabis, registered nurse and certified hospice and palliative nurse, has led Madison’s cannabis treatment.
Two common types are CBD and THC, which work to reduce pain in different ways. CBD is much milder, Graham said, and reduces pain by lowering inflammation in the body, as ibuprofen does. THC works a bit like acetaminophen.
“They both work together to decrease pain by working on different receptors in the body,” Graham said.
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