Three New Studies Reveal How Legal Cannabis Can Help Curb Opioids

cannuration (58)in #cannabis • 6 years ago

Another way of putting this is:

Here are three solid reasons it is an injustice that cannabis is still prohibited in 2018.

As reported over at Marijuana Moment (where all of the good stories are coming from these days, it seems), the first of the three studies, published in the journal Orthopedic Proceedings, shows that people with arthritis severe enough to require reconstructive joint surgery are using more cannabis and fewer opioid drugs.

Another study, with analyzed over a billion opioid prescriptions between the years 2011 and 2018, showed that the number of opioid prescriptions and patients receiving opioid prescriptions are lower in states which have legalized cannabis for adult or medical use.

Finally, the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed that while more people are using cannabis, less people are misusing opioid drugs. Similar news, but just more solid evidence.

Click on the link below to read the entire story if you want to know more. It's a good one.

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