Cannabis Use and Risk of Prescription Opioid Use Disorder in the United States.

CONCLUSIONS: Cannabis use appears to increase rather than decrease the risk of developing nonmedical prescription opioid use and opioid use disorder. PMID: 28946762 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28946762?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - September 26, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Olfson M, Wall MM, Liu SM, Blanco C Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: research