Medical Cannabis Certification Is Associated With Decreased Opiate Use in Patients With Chronic Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Delaware

Background Opioid medications are commonly used to treat chronic pain around the world. While these medications are quite effective at reducing pain, they can create opioid dependence and lead to further drug addiction. Long-term opioid use has significantly contributed to the “opioid epidemic” that...

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Autores principales: Balu, Alan, Mishra, Divya, Marcu, Jahan, Balu, Ganesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Pain Management
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8730800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35004055
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20240

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8730800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35004055
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20240

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