[HTML][HTML] The Lancet Series call to action to reduce low value care for low back pain: an update

R Buchbinder, M Underwood, J Hartvigsen, CG Maher - Pain, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The 2018 Lancet Low Back Pain Series, comprising 3 papers written by 31 authors from
disparate disciplines and 12 different countries, raised unprecedented awareness of the …

A mapping literature review of medical cannabis clinical outcomes and quality of evidence in approved conditions in the USA from 2016 to 2019

S Jugl, A Okpeku, B Costales, EJ Morris… - Medical Cannabis and …, 2021 - karger.com
Abstract In 2017, a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)
report comprehensively evaluated the body of evidence regarding cannabis health effects …

Healthcare professionals' perspectives on the use of medicinal cannabis to manage chronic pain: A systematic search and narrative review

KYC Cheng, JE Harnett, SR Davis, D Eassey… - Pain …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale, aims, and objectives Chronic pain is a global public health problem that
negatively impacts individuals' quality of life and imposes a substantial economic burden on …

[HTML][HTML] “I got a bunch of weed to help me through the withdrawals”: Naturalistic cannabis use reported in online opioid and opioid recovery community discussion …

MC Meacham, AL Nobles, DA Tompkins, J Thrul - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
A growing body of research has reported on the potential opioid-sparing effects of cannabis
and cannabinoids, but less is known about specific mechanisms. The present research …

Values and preferences towards medical cannabis among people living with chronic pain: a mixed-methods systematic review

L Zeng, L Lytvyn, X Wang, N Kithulegoda… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To explore values and preferences towards medical cannabis among people
living with chronic pain. Design Mixed-methods systematic review. Data sources We …

[HTML][HTML] Patient and provider perspectives on benefits and harms of continuing, tapering, and discontinuing long-term opioid therapy

AL Nevedal, C Timko, MC Lor, KJ Hoggatt - Journal of General Internal …, 2023 - Springer
Background Given efforts to taper patients off long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) because of
known harms, it is important to understand if patients and providers align in LTOT treatment …

What are the experiences of patients using cannabis for pain? A systematic review of qualitative studies

JY Ng, A Abrams, A Pathak, U Tahir, J Jomy - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Cannabis is used by over 250 million individuals worldwide for a wide range of
medical and recreational purposes. The most common health condition for which medicinal …

[HTML][HTML] Recreational and medical cannabis legalization and opioid prescriptions and mortality

HV Nguyen, EE McGinty, S Mital… - JAMA health …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance While some have argued that cannabis legalization has helped to reduce opioid-
related morbidity and mortality in the US, evidence has been mixed. Moreover, existing …

[HTML][HTML] Health outcomes among adults initiating medical cannabis for chronic pain: a 3-month prospective study incorporating Ecological Momentary Assessment …

Y Wang, JJ Jacques, Z Li, KT Sibille, RL Cook - Cannabis, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In response to the need of more rigorous data on medical cannabis and chronic pain, we
conducted a 3-month prospective study incorporating ecological momentary assessment …

Use of cannabis and opioids for chronic pain by older adults: Distinguishing clinical and contextual influences

J Bobitt, H Kang, JA Croker III… - Drug and alcohol …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction and Aims Chronic pain is one of the most common health‐related
conditions experienced by Americans over the age of 65. In this study, we examine the …