Association of Medical and Adult-Use Marijuana Laws With Opioid Prescribing for Medicaid Enrollees | Zendy

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Association of Medical and Adult-Use Marijuana Laws With Opioid Prescribing for Medicaid Enrollees

Author(s) -

Hefei Wen,

Jason M. Hockenberry

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

jama internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14

H-Index - 342

eISSN - 2168-6114

pISSN - 2168-6106

DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.1007

Subject(s) - medicaid , medicine , population , medical prescription , opioid , psychiatry , emergency medicine , environmental health , health care , law , nursing , receptor , political science

Overprescribing of opioids is considered a major driving force behind the opioid epidemic in the United States. Marijuana is one of the potential nonopioid alternatives that can relieve pain at a relatively lower risk of addiction and virtually no risk of overdose. Marijuana liberalization, including medical and adult-use marijuana laws, has made marijuana available to more Americans.

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