Drug Topics December 2, 2024
Most patients with reduced opioid prescriptions during cannabis use had chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Cannabis could help significantly reduce opioid use in patients with chronic pain and could play a key role in pain management as more providers look for less addictive therapies, according to recent research. However, the study’s authors said that larger studies are needed to confirm the findings and better understand the long-term effects of cannabis use. The data was presented at a Utah Medical Cannabis Policy Advisory Board meeting.1
Although deaths involving opioids decreased in 2023 in the United States for the first time since 2018, they still remain significantly high.2 Previous research has found that medical cannabis use may decrease opioid prescription rates and intake. In...
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