I think it would be helpful if we could find out the exact mechanism by which it dulls pain stimuli and put it into a pill that doesn’t damage your liver and doesn’t make you intoxicated. The analgesic effect is pretty incredible actually. Our brightest shientists should be all over this.
If Pharmaceutical companies couldn't make any money off of it, they'd never produce it.
I've never been much of a drinker, and have been diabetic the past 20 years that I control with oral meds and diet. I also have a fatty liver, so alcohol is off-limits to me. I used to like the occasional Bloody Mary, but haven't had one for many years.
I had a slipped disc once, so I can imagine the pain you are having. I hope you can get your back problems relieved. I'm headed to the Orthopedic Doctor next Monday for my chronic lower back pain. It's been over a year since I had a cortisone shot, and I think I'm overdue.