Is marijuana use associated with decreased use of prescription opioids? Toxicological findings from two US national samples of drivers
Abstract Background State governments in the United States are increasingly viewing marijuana legalization as a policy option for controlling the opioid epidemic under the premise that marijuana is a less harmful substitute for opioids. The purpose of this study is to assess whether marijuana use is...
Main Authors: | Guohua Li, Stanford Chihuri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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Series: | Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13011-020-00257-7 |
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