What is CBD?
Unlike THC in weed, CBD does not make you high. Many are calling it the “miracle molecule” because of its many benefits.
learn moreSome of the benefits include reducing Chronic Pain, Diabetes, Anxiety, Depression, Parkinson’s Disease, Heart Disease and much more.
Does CBD Get You High?
No! CBD is 100% non-psychoactive, meaning it doesn’t negatively impact your mind or mental process. In other words, CBD does not get you ‘high’ or stoned. There is no mental slowness or haziness caused by CBD. Seriously, none.
CBD vs. Opioids and Opiates
Opioid medication is frequently prescribed to treat painful conditions and injuries. However, this family of medications is often associated with addiction, withdrawal, and overdose. Cannabinoids may serve as an effective pain killer, and may have the potential to serve as a substitute for opioid treatments for pain. If this became a reality, it could have some life-saving outcomes, offering patients a far safer and perhaps more effective alternative.
The Dark side of Opioids and Opiates
The opioid epidemic or opioid crisis is a term that generally refers to the rapid increase in the use of prescription and non-prescription opioid drugs, particularly in the United States and Canada, beginning in the late 1990s. The increase in opioid overdose deaths has been dramatic, and opioids were responsible for 49,000 of the 72,000 drug overdose deaths overall in the US in 2017.
Opiates
The opiate class of pain-killers consists of codeine and morphine, both potent pain-killing derivatives of the notorious opium plant. Both of these are highly addictive drugs. After WW2 and Korea, many GI’s returned with morphine addictions begun by combat medics treating battlefield injuries. Codeine was a common and potent ingredient in the days of unregulated patent medicine, addicting unsuspecting housewives and others in search of relief from pain or anxiety.
Opioids
The opioid class includes heroin, vicodin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, demerol, and methadone. All opioids are synthetically manufactured chemical compounds that mimic the effects of opium derived drugs. All of these man-made drugs are highly addictive. Years of experience with opioids has shown the synthetic drugs to be even more addictive than naturally derived opiates such as codeine and morphine.
Both opiates and opioids, produce chemical dependency and the human body builds up a resistance known as tolerance. With dependency comes addiction. Over time constantly increased doses are required to achieve the same pain-killing effect. With increasing dosage comes the risk of a lethal overdose.