Why Are More Seniors Using Marijuana?
Many older adults use marijuana to help with chronic pain, an ailment that becomes more common with age. Others use it to treat other problems.
John, a surgeon, had been helping people with chronic pain for decades when he broke his own hip.
After two surgeries in 2011, he found himself with a six-month prescription for Vicodin.
However, chronic pain still set in.
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