Associations between medical cannabis and prescription opioid use in chronic pain patients: A preliminary cohort study.

Current levels and dangers of opioid use in the U.S. warrant the investigation of harm-reducing treatment alternatives.A preliminary, historical, cohort study was used to examine the association between enrollment in the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program (MCP) and opioid prescription use.Thirty-se...

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Main Authors: Jacob M Vigil, Sarah S Stith, Ian M Adams, Anthony P Reeve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5690609?pdf=render