A new study shows that 40 percent of military veterans suffering from chronic pain report using marijuana to treat their symptoms.

Most of them say they use cannabis to deal with pain, mobility and sleep issues, while substantial numbers of veterans also say it helps with PTSD, anxiety and stress. Nearly all participants (98 percent) said healthcare providers should discuss the use of natural products with their patients.

The report, published in the journal Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health, says the survey “revealed prevalent use of multiple natural products concurrently, and in some cases, as substitutes for prescribed medications.”

Cannabis—including both CBD- and THC-dominant varieties—was the third most common natural product in the survey after vitamin D and multivitamins, the study found.

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