Journal article
Medical Cannabis Use Reduces Opioid Prescriptions in Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), v 14(1), pp e21452-e21452
20 Jan 2022
PMID: 35223236
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Abstract
Background
This study investigates whether the use of medical cannabis (MC) in patients with chronic back pain is associated with a decreased opioid prescription.
Methods
The study included 186 patients with chronic back pain who were certified for MC use. The average morphine milligram equivalent (MME)/day of opioid prescriptions filled within the six months prior to MC certification was compared to that of six months after. Pain and disability questionnaires were distributed at three, six, and nine months post-certification.
Results
Patients who started at less than 15 MME/day and patients who started at greater than 15 MME/day decreased from 15.1 to 11.0 (n = 186, p < 0.01), 3.5 to 2.1 (n = 134, p < 0.01), and 44.9 to 33.9 (n = 52, p < 0.01), respectively. Pain and disability scores were improved at follow-up as well.
Conclusion
MC use reduces opioid prescription for patients with chronic back pain and improves pain and disability scores.
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Details
- Title
- Medical Cannabis Use Reduces Opioid Prescriptions in Patients With Chronic Back Pain
- Creators
- Ari Greis - College Station Medical CenterBryan Renslo - Thomas Jefferson UniversityAdrianne R. Wilson-Poe - Legacy Res Inst, Dow Neurobiol Labs, Portland, OR USAConan Liu - Thomas Jefferson UniversityAnjithaa Radakrishnan - Thomas Jefferson UniversityAsif M. Ilyas - Thomas Jefferson University
- Publication Details
- Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), v 14(1), pp e21452-e21452
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 9
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000780699600016
- Other Identifier
- 991021838286804721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Clinical Neurology