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Cannabis Use May Modulate Pancreatitis Severity

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A medical cannabis patient’s supply of medicine in their home. Source: Sonya Yruel/Drug Policy Alliance

Macon, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2017. Patients with a history of cannabis use present less severe symptoms of acute alcoholic pancreatitis (AAP) as compared to matched controls, according to data published in the journal Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

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Researchers from the Mercer School of Medicine assessed AAP severity at the time of hospital admission in 38 patients with a history of cannabis…

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