ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Prescription Opioid Distribution after the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana in Colorado.
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- Association between state cannabis laws and opioid outcomes: A systematic review.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026Pooled it
- The clouded debate: A systematic review of comparative longitudinal studies examining the impact of recreational cannabis legalization on key public health outcomes.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
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- The role of prescription opioid and cannabis supply policies on opioid overdose deaths.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- The relationship of medical and recreational cannabis laws with opioid misuse and opioid use disorder in the USA: Does it depend on prior history of cannabis use?The International journal on drug policy · 2025Article
- Health, safety, and socioeconomic impacts of cannabis liberalization laws: An evidence and gap map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Relationship between the Introduction of Medicinal Cannabis and Polypharmacy: An Australian Real-World Evidence Study.International journal of clinical practice · 2022Article
- Association between fatal opioid overdose and state medical cannabis laws in US national survey data, 2000-2011.The International journal on drug policy · 2022Article
- The state of the evidence on the association between state cannabis laws and opioid-related outcomes: A review.Current addiction reports · 2021Article
- The Endocannabinoid System: A Potential Target for the Treatment of Various Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Implications of county-level variation in U.S. opioid distribution.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Considerations for Cannabis Use to Treat Pain in Sickle Cell Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
There have been dynamic changes in prescription opioid use in the US but the state level policy factors contributing to these are incompletely understood. We examined the association between the legalization of recreational marijuana and prescription opioid distribution in Colorado. Utah and Maryland, two states that had not legalized recreational marijuana, were selected for comparison. Prescription data reported to the Drug Enforcement Administration for nine opioids used for pain (e.g., fentanyl, morphine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone, oxymorphone) and two primarily for opioid use disorder (OUD, methadone and buprenorphine) from 2007 to 2017 were evaluated. Analysis of the interval pre (2007-2012) versus post (2013-2017) marijuana legalization revealed statistically significant decreases for Colorado (
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