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Article de Périodique
Do medical marijuana laws reduce addictions and deaths related to pain killers? (2018)
Auteur(s) :
POWELL, D. ;
PACULA, R. L. ;
JACOBSON, M.
Année
2018
Page(s) :
29-42
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
USAGE THERAPEUTIQUE
;
LEGISLATION
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ANTALGIQUES
;
MORTALITE
;
OPIOIDES
;
ENQUETE
;
LEGALISATION
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ADMISSION
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MESUSAGE
Résumé :
Recent work finds that medical marijuana laws reduce the daily doses filled for opioid analgesics among Medicare Part-D and Medicaid enrollees, as well as population-wide opioid overdose deaths. We replicate the result for opioid overdose deaths and explore the potential mechanism. The key feature of a medical marijuana law that facilitates a reduction in overdose death rates is a relatively liberal allowance for dispensaries. As states have become more stringent in their regulation of dispensaries, the protective value generally has fallen. These findings suggest that broader access to medical marijuana facilitates substitution of marijuana for powerful and addictive opioids.
Affiliation :
RAND, Santa Monica, USA