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Benefits and Harms of Cannabis in Chronic Pain or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review

Link: 
Benefits and Harms of Cannabis in Chronic Pain or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review [1]
Article Date: 
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Tags:

  • Veterans [2]
  • opioid [3]
  • study [4]

"We found no observational studies that met inclusion criteria, but a growing body of cross-sectional literature suggests negative opioid-related correlates among individuals who use cannabis and opioids concurrently. These include opioid misuse;9 [5],10 [5],99 [5],133 [5] a greater number of opioid refills;99 [5] a longer duration of opioid use; a higher dose of opioid medication prescribed;9 [5] and endorsement of using opioids and other pain medications without a prescription.134 [5]"

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Source URL: http://www.rethinkpot.org/benefits-and-harms-cannabis-chronic-pain-or-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-systematic-review

Links
[1] https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/esp/cannabis.pdf
[2] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/veterans
[3] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/opioid
[4] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/study-0
[5] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK476445/