"In particular, reductions or complete cessation of opioid medications were reported as well as reductions of anxiolytics/benzodiazepines and hypnotics/sedatives."
Topic: Opioids/Drugs
"Findings from this study support the experimental evaluation of cannabinoids as a potential adjunct therapy to OAT to improve clinical outcomes."
Women acknowledged using cannabis to address a greater variety of medical conditions than did men, and that they were also more likely to report having either reduced or ceased their use of prescription medicines.
"[T]his [data] represents the first-ever evidence from Europe on the substitution effects induced by a compound of cannabis, CBD."
"In the adjusted analysis, at-least-daily cannabis use was significantly associated with increased rates of injection cessation."
Investigators concluded that medical cannabis "could serve as a viable option to achieve opioid dosage reduction in managing non-cancer chronic pain."
"Medical prescription stimulant use was lower in MCL (medical cannabis legalization) states versus non-MCL states."
Seventy-two percent of respondents agreed with the statement, "Medical marijuana should be used to reduce the use of opioids for non-cancer pain."