1 in 10 Fibromyalgia Patients Uses Marijuana to Ease Pain

FRIDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- About 10 percent of fibromyalgia patients use marijuana to relieve symptoms such as pain, fatigue and insomnia, a new study has found.Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes widespread pain, fatigue, headaches, sleep disturbances and other symptoms. It affects up to 3 percent of people and is more common among women.Standard drug treatments for fibromyalgia-related pain provide only modest relief, and some patients self-medicate with marijuana and

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