Cannabis vs Anti-Inflammatories

In your research surrounding cannabis, you may have compared it to other substances. <a href="https://medium.com/@DrFrank./how-and-why-does-cannabis-treat-pain-d3f683b31dd3" rel="noopener">“Cannabis vs. opioids,”</a> “cannabis vs. alcohol,” “Cannabis vs. sleeping pills,” and so on. But what about comparing cannabis to more innocuous substances, like ibuprofen (aka Advil, Nurofen, Motrin etc.) and other such non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)? The fact is, there are things in your medicine cabinet that could do you some real harm — things that you may not expect to do you harm otherwise. Like aspirin, ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to control pain, fever and inflammation. Ibuprofen is often used for migraines, painful periods and rheumatoid <a href="https://leafwell.co/medical-conditions/arthritis-and-medical-marijuana/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">arthritis</a>. Most NSAIDs are generally available without prescription, and are one of the most <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1855338/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">commonly-used classes</a> of drugs in the world. Sometimes, NSAIDs like ibuprofen and aspirin are combined with caffeine in order to exponentiate the pain-killing effects. Unlike aspirin, however, ibuprofen has the advantage of a lowered risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. <a href="https://leafwell.medium.com/cannabis-vs-anti-inflammatories-d8beb06d080f">Read More</a>