Jacob Redmond
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The majority of qualified patients in Rhode Island who get their medical marijuana from a state-licensed dispensary report that they use it instead of taking regular prescription drugs, particularly prescription opioids.
The revelation comes from a demographic review of patient characteristics published in The Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.
Sixty-nine percent of respondents used cannabis to treat chronic pain and 56% said they had used marijuana as a substitute for pharmaceutical drugs, according to researchers at Brown University in Providence and the University of Arkansas.
Over 90% of respondents reported that marijuana was associated with fewer side effects than conventional pain medications.
Most respondents in the study possessed health insurance and had never received treatment for drug or alcohol use and they represented about half of the total number of licensed patients in Rhode Island.
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The revelation comes from a demographic review of patient characteristics published in The Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.
Sixty-nine percent of respondents used cannabis to treat chronic pain and 56% said they had used marijuana as a substitute for pharmaceutical drugs, according to researchers at Brown University in Providence and the University of Arkansas.
Over 90% of respondents reported that marijuana was associated with fewer side effects than conventional pain medications.
Most respondents in the study possessed health insurance and had never received treatment for drug or alcohol use and they represented about half of the total number of licensed patients in Rhode Island.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Study Says Medical Marijuana Smokers Use it to Replace Prescription Opiates | Testing It Up
Author: Web Staff
Contact: The Team | Testing It Up
Photo Credit: Jacob Sullum
Website: Testing Yourself At Home With Home Health Test Kits
