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Researchers say cannabinoids will be used instead of opioids to treat chronic pain someday. However, we aren’t there yet. There are roles for opioids, medical marijuana, and related drugs in chronic pain treatment, said Dr. Mary Lynch, a pain researcher and practicing clinician at Dalhousie University in Canada.

People vary, so a “large part” of the treatment’s effectiveness is genetic, she said.

“Opioids are appropriate in a significant subpopulation with chronic pain, probably 18 percent,” Lynch told Healthline. “Some do better on cannabinoids.”

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