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Medical Cannabis Use Reduces Opioid Prescriptions in Patients With Osteoarthritis

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) can result in significant pain, requiring pain management with opioids. Medical cannabis (MC) has the potential to be an alternative to opioids for chronic pain conditions. This study investigates whether MC used in the management of OA-related chronic pain can reduce...

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Autores principales: Renslo, Bryan, Greis, Ari, Liu, Conan S, Radakrishnan, Anjithaa, Ilyas, Asif M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8873278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35228923
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21564