Medical cannabis and opioid receipt among adults with chronic pain

JAMA Internal Medicine

2025-12-08

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this cohort study, participation in New York State’s medical cannabis program was associated with reduced prescription opioid receipt during 18 months of prospective follow-up, accounting for unregulated cannabis use.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Deepika E. Slawek, MD, MPH, MS, email dslawek@montefiore.org.

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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.6496)

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