ArticleCureus2022
Medical Cannabis Use Reduces Opioid Prescriptions in Patients With Chronic Back Pain.
Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Understanding the Orthopedic Conditions for Which Patients Are Seeking Medical Cannabis Certification.Cureus · 2024Article
- High-CBD Cannabis Vapor Attenuates Opioid Reward and Partially Modulates Nociception in Female Rats.Addiction neuroscience · 2023Article
- Association of a Positive Drug Screening for Cannabis With Mortality and Hospital Visits Among Veterans Affairs Enrollees Prescribed Opioids.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- The Pharmacology of Cannabinoids in Chronic Pain.Medical cannabis and cannabinoidsReview
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Abstract
Background This study investigates whether the use of medical cannabis (MC) in patients with chronic back pain is associated with a decreased opioid prescription. Methods The study included 186 patients with chronic back pain who were certified for MC use. The average morphine milligram equivalent (MME)/day of opioid prescriptions filled within the six months prior to MC certification was compared to that of six months after. Pain and disability questionnaires were distributed at three, six, and nine months post-certification. Results Patients who started at less than 15 MME/day and patients who started at greater than 15 MME/day decreased from 15.1 to 11.0 (n = 186, p < 0.01), 3.5 to 2---.1 (n = 134, p < 0.01), and 44.9 to 33.9 (n = 52, p < 0.01), respectively. Pain and disability scores were improved at follow-up as well. Conclusion MC use reduces opioid prescription for patients with chronic back pain and improves pain and disability scores.
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