Cannabis could help treat opioid addiction, study suggests
Medical cannabis may have the potential to help wean opioid users addicted to the deadly drugs, new research shows.
The review of previous research found early evidence that medical marijuana might help with treatment for mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse disorders.
The study published in the latest issue of the Clinical Psychology Review journal, looked at all the studies involving mental health and marijuana published since 1960, and found many people were substituting opioids for cannabis."Research suggests that people may be using cannabis as an exit drug to reduce use of substances that are potentially more harmful," the study’s lead author, Zach Walsh, a psychologist and marijuana researcher from UBC’s Okanagan campus, said in a statement.
Greg Miller is one of those people. He had struggled with drug and alcohol abuse after a car accident left him with chronic pain. But he then...
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