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Comfortably Numb: Marijuana Use Reduces Social Pain, Research Finds
"Marijuana has been used to treat physical pain, and the current findings suggest that it may also reduce emotional pain," the researchers concluded. "This may reflect a poor way of coping with social pain, but it may also explain some of the widespread appeal of marijuana."
Read more at http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/15633/20130516/comfortably-numb-marijuana-use-reduces-social-pain.htm#Y7h8g5H0Gpr6bsol.99
