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It is no secret that the pharmaceutical industry\u2019s products kill a lot of people globally every year.<\/p>\n
In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that over 115,000 people died from an opioid overdose in 2017 alone.<\/p>\n
This is not to say that all pharmaceutical drugs are bad in every instance for every patient. To be fair, some prescription drugs do help some people.<\/p>\n
However, pharmaceutical companies and the rest of the medical industry have largely over-promoted the use of pharmaceuticals, which has led to a lot of suffering and misery.<\/p>\n
Simultaneously, the cannabis plant, which is much safer, has remained prohibited in most parts of the globe.<\/p>\n
A team of Dutch researchers recently surveyed over 2,800 medical cannabis patients on the European continent.<\/p>\n
The goal of the survey was to gauge how often suffering patients substitute medical cannabis instead of pharmaceutical prescription drugs.<\/p>\n
According to the survey data, 56% of study participants reported having substituted pharmaceutical drugs with medical cannabis.<\/p>\n
The most common types of prescriptions that were substituted for medical cannabis were opioids, antidepressants, and medications for arthritis.<\/p>\n
\u201cFindings from our sample show that most substitution users find CaM [cannabis as medicine] more effective in managing their condition(s) compared to prescription drugs, and that an overwhelming majority found CaM to have a better side effect profile compared to the prescription drugs that they had been prescribed for their condition(s),\u201d the study\u2019s authors concluded.<\/p>\n
As the researchers\u2019 conclusion touches on, cannabis is a better medicine compared to pharmaceutical drugs, if for no other reason than it doesn\u2019t have as many side effects.<\/p>\n
If you have watched a commercial for a pharmaceutical drug, chances are that you have noticed the lengthy list of possible side effects related to the drug.<\/p>\n
Side effects can range from rashes all the way up to death, with many other side effects in between.<\/p>\n
Cannabinoids, on the other hand, have never resulted in a human death in the history of humankind. By all measures it\u2019s a safe and effective medicine. As always, talk with your doctor to see if cannabis is the right choice for you.<\/p>\n