Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Analgesic Overdose Mortality in the United States, 1999-2010
Abstract
Importance null Opioid analgesic overdose mortality continues to rise in the United States, driven by increases in prescribing for chronic pain. Because chronic pain is a major indication for medical cannabis, laws that establish access to medical cannabis may change overdose mortality related to opioid analgesics in states that have enacted them. null Objective null To determine the association between the presence of state medical cannabis...
Paper Details
Title
Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Analgesic Overdose Mortality in the United States, 1999-2010
Published Date
Oct 1, 2014
Journal
Volume
174
Issue
10
Pages
1668 - 1673
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