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Pain Doctors restricting treatment
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Mar 10, 2018 | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
Hello @medic7054. I am no matter of medical professional, but I know the issues surrounding medical marijuana and other pain medications are a very amorphous topic right now. There are state laws and then the federal laws as well. With the new US Attorney General saying publicly he wishes to attack states who allow medical and recreational marijuana use I am sure some medical professionals are very nervous right now.
While I cannot speak for anyone who has posted that their doctors are ignoring state law, etc. I am guessing here there might be far more to it. Here in my home state there are several medical centers run by religious groups and they write their own rules in some areas of care. I imagine this might be true for the use and prescribing of medical marijuana.
While not related to marijuana, I would also not be surprised if the opioid crisis also plays into some of these decisions. Again in my state and in my own county it is a true public health crisis. Top it off with the narcan opponents and you have a stew that some medical professionals may just decide to say out of.
Just my thoughts....
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So far the only legal way to use marijuana is in states who have legalized it. The list of states is growing. It behooves medical doctors, including pain specialists in these states to open their eyes and accept it as an alternative approach to treating chronic pain. I don't expect them to love medical marijuana, as they surely love opioids, but at least accept it as another tool. In Minnesota, prescribing doctors, and there are fewer than 10 throughout the state, must see that obvious drug abusers do not get on the program. Patients are also screened by the Pharmacist who determines the blend and dose. All that I have met are extremely supportive.