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04-03-2018, 07:45 AM
More on the two new studies showing how marijuana can help fight the opioid epidemic
These findings further strengthen arguments in favor of considering medical applications of cannabis as one tool in the policy arsenal that can be used to diminish the harm of prescription opioids, the authors of one report concluded.
Apr 2, 2018
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By Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post
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Two studies published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine find that the availability of medical and recreational marijuana is linked to lower rates of opiate prescribing.
In the first study, Hefei Wen of the University of Kentucky and Jason Hockenberry of Emory University found that the passage of medical and recreational marijuana laws were followed by reductions in Medicaid opiate prescription rates of 5.88 percent and 6.38 percent, respectively.....
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https://www.thecannabist.co/2018/04/02/m...ma/102897/