Opioids vs Cannabis for Treating Chronic Pain

Following the 2016 CDC Guideline publication, many practitioners abandoned prescription opioids for treating chronic noncancer pain. Many patients have felt abandoned as well, reporting higher levels of pain, heightened suffering, and no alternatives. Medicinal cannabis has been offered as an opioid alternative that is safe and effective… but is it? This presentation will discuss the evidence base for both opioids and cannabis for the relief of chronic pain.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the consequences of the opioid crackdown
  • Identify some conditions to which opioids may respond
  • Describe the trends in opioid prescribing

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAFP
  • 1.00 AANP
  • 1.00 ACCME (All Other)
  • 1.00 ACCME (MD/DO Only)
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 APA
Course opens: 
06/01/2021
Course expires: 
06/01/2022
Part of: 
Cannabinoids Track
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Paul J. Christo, MD, MBA

Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAFP
  • 1.00 AANP
  • 1.00 ACCME (All Other)
  • 1.00 ACCME (MD/DO Only)
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 APA
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