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Marijuana Study Reveals Optimism, but Experts Say More Research Needed
02/23/2021
Researchers industry experts and marijuana legalization advocates say a recent study may show that claim counts dropped in states where recreational cannabis is legal but more research is likely needed to understand how use and misuse of the drug may affect workers comp systems.
Earlier this
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Medical Marijuana Doesn't Reduce Opioid Deaths, Study Finds
06/12/2019
Legalizing medical marijuana does not reduce the rate of fatal opioid overdoses according to a newly published study that contradict the findings of a 2014 study on the same topic.
The new study from researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine found no evidence of a connection
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Study : Readily Available Medical Marijuana May Reduce Opioid Deaths
02/09/2018
State laws allowing the sale of medical marijuana from dispensaries are associated with a decrease in opioid overdose deaths research has shown but a new study finds the trend disappears when dispensaries are more tightly regulated.
The study found that legalizing medical marijuana was
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Study : Fewer Painkillers Prescribed When Medical Marijuana is Legal
07/14/2016
Legalizing marijuana for medical use may lead to a reduction in the number of prescriptions written for other medications including painkillers according to a study released this month that looks at prescribing patterns for Medicare patients.
And the shift in prescribing resulted in an
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Study : Medical Marijuana Pain Patients Reduce Opioid Dependence
02/06/2023
Chronic pain patients in New York were able to cut down on their use of prescription opioids when switching to medical marijuana according to a study by the American Medical Association and published on the JAMA Network Open.
The study compiled by researchers with the New York Department of
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Study Shows Comp Claims Declined in States After Marijuana Was Legalized
02/19/2021
states that legalized recreational marijuana claims dropped by 20 for workers age 40 to 62.
The study looked at data from 2010 to 2018 and found that indemnity paid in claims also dropped by about 21 in those states that authorized recreational cannabis.
We show that marijuana use but not
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Study : Marijuana for Chronic Pain Helps Cut Opioid Use
01/10/2023
Chronic pain patients who have opted for medical marijuana as a treatment alternative have been able to significantly cut down their use of opioid prescription medications and other drugs according to a recently published study in the JAMA Network Open.
The study looked at 1724 individuals
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Marijuana Users Took More Opioids After Injury, Study Finds
04/12/2019
While marijuana is increasingly being viewed as an alternative to opioids for pain patients new research suggests the interplay between opioids and pot can be complicated.
A study published in the December issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found that use of marijuana during
Category: News
Study Links Medical Marijuana and Lower Opioid OD Rates, Comp Payers Need More Discussion
09/09/2014
A study released Aug. 25 established a link between lower opioid overdose deaths and legalized medical marijuana but even as the workers compensation industry fights to curb opioid use the field has low acceptance of cannabis.
The study conducted mostly by researchers from the University of
Category: News
Langham: Some Marijuana Findings Reconsidered
07/23/2019
’t happy when a billboard went up saying marijuana laws reduce overdose deaths." One of the original study authors noted in this latest story that when she "was told my paper helped change the law in New York. I was appalled.”
In the end there is some support for marijuana
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