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Can Medical Cannabis Help Solve the Opioid Crisis?
Medical cannabis may provide a much-needed alternative to prescription opioids.
Could pot help solve the U.S. opioid epidemic?
Hints are emerging that cannabis could be an alternative to opioid painkillers
Five Things All New Medical Cannabis Patients Should Know
Advancing Legal Medical Marijuana Therapeutics and Research
People who use medical cannabis are less likely to abuse opioids, research finds
Could plant medicine be the solution to the pharma industry-created opioid epidemic? Despite being marked with stigmata, the cannabis plant has continued to prove its medicinal value -- even under strict (and nonsensical) prohibition via the federal government. Multiple studies have shown that marij
There's a Way To Prevent Opioid Relapse, So Why Isn't It Being Used?
With the growing epidemic in opioid pain killer abuse, there’s an urgent need for more effective treatments. The latest study shows a monthly injection might help
How we treat pain currently may contribute to opioid addiction
The pain intensity scale is often used to monitor a person's pain. But focusing too much on pain intensity could be contributing to the opioid epidemic.
I'm an ex-addict. Why was it easy to get prescription opioids?
I told everyone treating me for kidney stones that I had a history of substance abuse. They still gave me multiple prescriptions for opioid pain relief.
The opioid crisis: What we don't know is killing us
Around 90% of Americans who met criteria for substance use disorders did not access specialized substance use treatment last year. How do we keep those people alive and healthy?
Anatomy Of Addiction: How Heroin And Opioids Hijack The Brain
Roughly 2.5 million Americans are addicted to heroin and opioids like Oxycontin. Researchers say addiction takes over the brain's limbic reward system, impairing decision making, judgment and memory.
How do we manage pain in the era of the opioid crisis?
Thoughtful legislation can help us combat this crisis without hurting our ability to appropriately treat our patients.
20 Things You Didn't Know About ... Marijuana
Pot. Cannabis. Mary Jane. The plant with psychotropic properties has a long pop culture presence — and an even longer record of use.
One way to fight the opioid epidemic? Medical marijuana.
Key findings of investigation into harder-to-abuse opioids
The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity investigated how pharmaceutical companies are using their political clout to push a new form of opioids as their answer to the e
Opioid overuse doesn't begin in the ER, study finds
When it comes to emergency room physicians, there's a perception that they hand out opioids "like candy," said Mayo Clinic researcher Molly Jeffery.
Medical pot laws are no answer for US opioid deaths, study finds
A new study shoots down the notion that medical marijuana laws can prevent opioid overdose deaths, challenging a favorite talking point of legal pot advocates.
how population health analytics can help identify and address opioid abuse
A look at what led to the current opioid crisis in the United States and how population health analytics can help in the fight against this epidemic.
For Teenagers, Adult-Sized Opioid Addiction Treatment Doesn't Fit
Teenage brains are more susceptible to drug abuse, but it's often hard to find treatment. It's even harder to find evidence-based treatment designed for youth. But that's starting to change.
