This Groundbreaking Study Is Big Pharma's Worst Nightmare
There's new evidence to support the idea that marijuana legalization could combat America's opioid epidemic. A new report found that people are less likely to abuse prescription painkillers in states with legal medical marijuana systems.
An analysis of healthcare claims from about one million Americans over a five-year period revealed that 5.4 percent of patients who receive painkiller prescriptions in states that outlaw marijuana go on to abuse to drug. In contrast, only 2.8 percent of patients with access to legal marijuana become abusers.*
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This isn't as shocking as it might seem at first glance.
The idea that marijuana could replace painkillers is supported by earlier research. As ATTN: previously reported, a 2014 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that states where marijuana is legal report nearly 25 percent fewer opioid-related overdose...
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