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Author Smith, Gregory L., author.

Title Fast facts about medical cannabis and opioids : minimizing opioid use through cannabis / Gregory L. Smith, Kevin F. Smith
Published New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Fast facts
Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)
Contents Chronic Pain and Opioids -- Current Cost of the Opioid Epidemic -- Opioid Use Disorder -- History and Legality of Cannabis -- Overview of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) -- Cannabinoids and Terpenes -- Synthetic Cannabinoid Pharmaceuticals -- Isolate Cannabinoid Pharmaceuticals -- Medical Marijuana and Bioavailability -- Side Effects of Cannabis Use -- Causes of Chronic Pain -- Treating Chronic Pain with Opioids -- Treating Chronic Pain with Cannabinoids -- Cannabinoid and Opioid Interactions -- Cannabis as an Adjunct to Opioids -- Opioid Sparing with Cannabinoids
Summary "This book is an overview about how cannabinoids can play an integral part in a patient's pain management treatment plan. It is a resource for anyone working with patients experiencing chronic non-cancer related pain, including physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and bedside nurses"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 27, 2020)
Subject Chronic pain -- Treatment
Cannabinoids -- Therapeutic use
Opioids -- Therapeutic use
Chronic Pain -- drug therapy
Pain Management
Cannabinoids -- therapeutic use
Medical Marijuana -- therapeutic use
Analgesics, Opioid -- adverse effects
Opioid-Related Disorders -- prevention & control
Cannabinoids -- Therapeutic use
Chronic pain -- Treatment
Opioids -- Therapeutic use
Form Electronic book
Author Smith, Kevin (Kevin F.), author.
LC no. 2019052521
ISBN 9780826143129
0826143121
0826142990
9780826142993
Other Titles Minimizing opioid use through cannabis