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Marijuana as treatment for OUDs? Most medical experts say no
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32252
Subject(s) - buprenorphine , methadone , adjunct , medicine , psychiatry , opioid , philosophy , linguistics , receptor
Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York has added opioid use disorders (OUDs) to the list of approved conditions for which medical marijuana could be prescribed in the state, following the lead last month of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, who limited such use as an “adjunct” to medications like methadone and buprenorphine (see ADAW , Jan. 28).