Perioperative pain management and opioid stewardship: a practical guide

SJ Hyland, KK Brockhaus, WR Vincent, NZ Spence… - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
Surgical procedures are key drivers of pain development and opioid utilization globally.
Various organizations have generated guidance on postoperative pain management …

[HTML][HTML] Patterns of cannabis and alcohol co-use: Substitution versus complementary effects

RL Gunn, ER Aston, J Metrik - Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PURPOSE The purpose of this review is to discuss the literature regarding the concurrent
use (co-use) of alcohol and cannabis and competing hypotheses as to whether cannabis …

The phytochemical diversity of commercial Cannabis in the United States

CJ Smith, D Vergara, B Keegan, N Jikomes - PLoS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The legal status of Cannabis is changing, fueling an increasing diversity of Cannabis-
derived products. Because Cannabis contains dozens of chemical compounds with potential …

US trends in registration for medical cannabis and reasons for use from 2016 to 2020: an observational study

KF Boehnke, O Dean, RL Haffajee… - Annals of internal …, 2022 - acpjournals.org
Background: Cannabis policy liberalization has increased cannabis availability for medical
or recreational purposes. Up-to-date trends in medical cannabis licensure can inform clinical …

Risks and benefits of cannabis and cannabinoids in psychiatry

KP Hill, MS Gold, CB Nemeroff… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The United States is in the midst of rapidly changing laws regarding cannabis.
The increasing availability of cannabis for recreational and medical use requires that mental …

Use and perceptions of cannabidiol products in Canada and in the United States

S Goodman, E Wadsworth, G Schauer… - Cannabis and …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: This study aimed to characterize use and perceptions of cannabidiol (CBD)
products. Materials and Methods: Participants aged 16–65 years in Canada (n= 15,042) and …

Cannabis significantly reduces the use of prescription opioids and improves quality of life in authorized patients: results of a large prospective study

P Lucas, S Boyd, MJ Milloy, Z Walsh - Pain Medicine, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives This article presents findings from a large prospective examination of Canadian
medical cannabis patients, with a focus on the impacts of cannabis on prescription opioid …

Exploring the use of cannabis as a substitute for prescription drugs in a convenience sample

SL Kvamme, MM Pedersen, K Rømer Thomsen… - Harm reduction …, 2021 - Springer
Background The use of cannabis as medicine (CaM) both prescribed and non-prescribed
has increased markedly in the last decade, mirrored in a global shift in cannabis policy …

Medical cannabis for the reduction of opioid dosage in the treatment of non-cancer chronic pain: a systematic review

BO Okusanya, IO Asaolu, JE Ehiri, LJ Kimaru… - Systematic reviews, 2020 - Springer
Background Medical cannabis (MC) is currently being used as an adjunct to opiates given
its analgesic effects and potential to reduce opiate addiction. This review assessed if MC …

What do we know about opportunities and challenges for localities from Cannabis legalization?

P Kavousi, T Giamo, G Arnold, M Alliende… - Review of policy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This review article assays the scholarly and popular press literature on the opportunities and
challenges the growing legalized cannabis industry offers US local governments and …