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Combination Of Medical Cannabis, Opioids Does Not Increase Substance Abuse Risk, Study Finds

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 05/20/2015 - 10:25

With nearly half of the country having already legalized the use of cannabis for medical purposes, physicians prescribing opioids for pain management have another alternative at their disposal. As medical marijuana laws become more relaxed, practitioners now have the option of treating chronic pain patients with prescription opioids, medical cannabis or both. Among many, however, there’s a concern about the adverse effects in patients using both.

A new study in the May issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, a peer-review scientific journal focusing on substance-related issues, found that using medical marijuana along with prescribed opioids does not increase the likelihood of a patient abusing alcohol or other drugs. Researchers examined the data from 273 patients already receiving medical marijuana at a clinic in Michigan.

Taking the total number of study participants into account, more than 60% had admitted...

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/cjarlotta/2015/05/12/orthopaedic-surgeons-largely-contribute-to-opioid-epidemic-study-reveals/

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