Substance use & misuse
Opioid Initiation in Older Patients with Chronic Pain Who Received Authorized Cannabis Prescription.
Emilie Fontaine, Jihane El-Mourad, Cerina Dubois, Dean T Eurich, Jason R B Dyck, John G Hanlon, Arsene Zongo
Published: 202510.1080/10826084.2025.2586250
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cannabis is being increasingly used to treat chronic pain, with studies suggesting that concurrent use with opioids may reduce the need for opioid medications. However, specific to opioid-naïve patients, the effects of cannabis exposure o…
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