Plus, things you can try at home to reduce painPAIN GAME Adults living with chronic pain cite long NHS waiting times among reasons for not getting treatedFOUR in five people living with chronic pain are hiding their condition – held back by stigma, ineffective treatments, and long NHS waiting times, it's been found. The research was commissioned for Curaleaf Clinic’s Pain Unmasked campaign, which aims to expose the hidden realities of living with chronic pain. Dr Simon Erridge, research director at the medical cannabis clinic, said: “With traditional treatments failing many, chronic pain patients are left suffering in silence. It is estimated that close to 28 million people in the UK suffer from chronic pain conditions, and the emotional toll is severe. “Without funding for research and the political will to help medical cannabis patients, progress towards NHS access has stalled.
