Substitution of marijuana for opioids in a national survey of US adults.

Opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and subsequent opioid-related complications have risen dramatically in the US. Recent data suggest that medical marijuana laws have been associated with lower state-level opioid overdose mortality. In a national survey, we examined the prevalence of substitution...

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Main Authors: Julie H Ishida, Peggy O Wong, Beth E Cohen, Marzieh Vali, Stacey Steigerwald, Salomeh Keyhani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222577