Articles tagged with "opioids"
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The Haymaker: On OD Awareness Day, Consider a ‘Cannabis Exit’
Bruce Barcott - Published on August 31, 2017Read moreKicking pills with cannabis? A once-radical idea goes legit as more and more patients reclaim their lives.
Cannabis as an Opioid Exit: 5 Real-Life Stories
Charles Mostoller - Published on August 30, 2017Read moreCannabis isn’t a magical cure. But it helped these former opioid addicts kick the pills, get healthy and reclaim their lives.
At this LA rehab center, cannabis is an exit drug
Hayley Fox - Published on August 16, 2017Read moreAt High Sobriety, an innovative addiction treatment center in Southern California, cannabis isn’t just tolerated—it’s provided as part of recovery.
License Allows Australian Medical Cannabis Company to Vertically Integrate
Joe Wilson - Published on August 14, 2017Read moreAusCann got one step closer to completing the sought-after farm-to-pharma model this week when it was granted a manufacturing license by the Office of Drug Control.
What Does It Mean to Declare the Opioid Epidemic a ‘National Emergency’?
Dave Schmader - Published on August 11, 2017Read moreThe opioid crisis is raging and plans to declare it a national emergency are in the works. What does a formal declaration of a national emergency entail?
Feds to Study Medical Marijuana’s Effect on Opioid Use
Leafly Staff - Published on August 11, 2017Read moreThe National Institutes of Health is funding a five-year study to see if chronic pain patients do better with MMJ.
In White House’s Quest to End Opioid Crisis, Where’s Cannabis?
Ben Adlin - Published on August 8, 2017Read moreCannabis has been conspicuously absent from the White House’s discussion of the opioid crisis despite growing evidence it that the plant could help reduce overdoses.
The Biology of Cannabis vs. Opioids for Pain Relief
Ashley Auerbach - Published on July 31, 2017Read moreTo fight the opioid epidemic, there needs to be a substitute that is more safe, effective, and accessible. How exactly does cannabis work to block pain?
Trump Commission Calls for ‘State of Emergency’ Over Opioids
Bruce Barcott - Published on July 31, 2017Read moreThe group, led by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, did not mention cannabis in its report.
Senators Urge Trump Administration to Consider Cannabis as Opioid Alternative
Gage Peake - Published on July 19, 2017Read moreTwo US senators have submitted several suggested reforms to the White House, including the use of medical cannabis as an alternative to opioid painkillers.