Medical Cannabis May Cut Opioid Use for Back Pain, OA - Medscape

Preliminary data suggest more than one third of people with back pain no longer used opioids after filling cannabis prescriptions. Opioid prescriptions decreased as well for those with osteoarthritis.

CHICAGO Access to medical cannabis (MC) cut opioid prescriptions for patients with chronic noncancer back pain and patients with osteoarthritis, according to preliminary data presented at the America… [+4877 chars]

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