A University of Michigan study of 878 patients using CBD to treat fibromyalgia has found more than 70% substituted it for opioids or other pain medications.
The team found many participants in the study either decreased use or stopped taking opioids altogether. “I was not expecting that level of substitution,” said research investigator Kevin Boehnke.
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