Association between cannabis use and methadone maintenance treatment outcomes: an investigation into sex differences

Association between cannabis use and methadone maintenance treatment outcomes: an investigation into sex differences

Abstract Background Cannabis will soon become legalized in Canada, and it is currently unclear how this will impact public health. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is the most common pharmacological treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), and despite its documented effectiveness, a large numbe...

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Main Authors: Laura Zielinski, Meha Bhatt, Nitika Sanger, Carolyn Plater, Andrew Worster, Michael Varenbut, Jeff Daiter, Guillaume Pare, David C. Marsh, Dipika Desai, James MacKillop, Meir Steiner, Stephanie McDermid Vaz, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
Cannabis
Opioid
Opioid use disorder
Methadone maintenance treatment
Sex differences
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-017-0130-1

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