Characteristics of patients with non-cancer pain and long-term prescription opioid use who have used medical versus recreational marijuana

• Main Authors: Whitney M. Davidson (Author), Anika Mahavni (Author), Timothy Chrusciel (Author), Joanne Salas (Author), Lisa R. Miller-Matero (Author), Mark D. Sullivan (Author), Celeste Zabel (Author), Patrick J. Lustman (Author), Brian K. Ahmedani (Author), Jeffrey F. Scherrer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Marijuana use is increasingly common among patients with chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) and long-term opioid therapy (LTOT). We determined if lifetime recreational and medical marijuana use were associated with more frequent and higher dose prescription opioid use. Design Cross-se...