USO DEL CANNABIS MEDICINAL EN ELALIVIO DEL DOLOR

Abstract

Introduction: The use of cannabis has been a rather controversial issue, starting from its legalization in some countries, the way in which it is consumed either for the benefit of health or recreationally, currently its medicinal use is on the rise due to the fact that analgesic drugs are unfavorable in patients suffering from chronic pain, which has made cannabis an alternative means of pain relief. Methodology: Obtaining the information was based on the PRISMA diagram for the initial search of scientific articles in databases such as: Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar, using the search equation "medicinal cannabis AND pain". The selection of scientific documents was made using the following inclusion criteria: Articles that were original or systematic review, that the title of the document contains the terms cannabis, pain, health, alternative treatment, pain relief, free access articles in English and Spanish, published between 2018 and 2023. Incomplete documents or whose methodology was not consistent with the subject of the study were excluded. Results: 54 articles were found which allowed to know the benefits that the use of cannabis represents in pain relief.