Opioid use in medical cannabis authorization adult patients from 2013 to 2018: Alberta, Canada

Abstract Background The opioid overdose epidemic in Canada and the United States has become a public health crisis - with exponential increases in opioid-related morbidity and mortality. Recently, there has been an increasing body of evidence focusing on the opioid-sparing effects of medical cannabi...

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Main Authors: Cerina Lee, Mu Lin, Karen J. B. Martins, Jason R. B. Dyck, Scott Klarenbach, Lawrence Richer, Ed Jess, John G. Hanlon, Elaine Hyshka, Dean T. Eurich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10867-w