Does Medical Cannabis Reduce Use of Prescription Opioids?
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Problematic Use of Prescription Opioids and Medicinal Cannabis Among Patients Suffering from Chronic Pain.
Objective To assess prevalence rates and correlates of problematic use of prescription opioids and medicinal cannabis (MC) among patients receiving treatment for chronic pain. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Two leading pain clinics in Israel. Subjects Our sample included 888 individuals receiving treatment for chronic pain, of whom 99.4% received treatment with prescription opioids...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0002-953X,1535-7228
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17090958