29 Jun 2017

Patients Are Substituting Medical Marijuana for Opioids, Other Medications

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Patients Are Substituting Medical Marijuana for Opioids, Other Medications | Paul Armentano

Pain patients report successfully substituting cannabis for opioids and other analgesics, according to data published online in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and Kent State University in Ohio assessed survey data from a cohort of 2,897 self-identified medical cannabis patients. Among those who acknowledged having used opioid-based […]

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5 May 2017

Study: Cannabis Often Substituted for Prescription Medications

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Study: Cannabis Often Substituted for Prescription Medications | Paul Armentano

Adults often substitute cannabis for the use of prescription medications, according to data published in the Journal of Pain Research. Investigators from the Bastyr University Research Institute assessed the frequency of drug substitution among a self-selected national sample of 2,774 self-identified marijuana consumers. Just under half of respondents (46 percent) reported using cannabis in place […]

Study: Cannabis Often Substituted for Prescription Medications | The Daily Chronic

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