Science related (Medical) Research Finds that Marijuana Increases the Odds of Nonmedical Opioid Use by Sophia Vida March 22, 2022 According to research published recently in Addiction, cannabis use significantly increased the odds for nonmedical opioid use among adults with a history of substance abuse. “Our results suggest that cannabis seldom serves a...
Sector News Study Says Marijuana Almost as Addictive as Opioids Among Teenagers by Sophia Vida March 29, 2021 According to a new study published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics, cannabis is almost as addictive as opioids among teenage users. The study of drugs and youth has found that teenagers' addiction rates for the plant are about the...
Legal Related Colorado Governor Signs Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana as Alternative to Opioids by Sophia Vida May 25, 2019 Governor Jared Polis of Colorado, has signed Senate Bill 13 into law this week which will give the state's doctors the power to recommend medical marijuana for any condition that may require an opioid prescription. The bill wil...
Science related (Medical) Study Reveals that Medical Marijuana has Reduced Prescriptions for Opioids by Sophia Vida July 13, 2018 A new study has revealed that medical marijuana legislation has lowered the use rate of opioids. Researchers from the University of California San Diego and Weill Cornell Medical College, wrote in the journal Addiction stated, ...
Trends & Articles Surgeon General Isn’t Sure if Marijuana is Solution to Opiod Crisis by Sophia Vida June 15, 2018 According to Surgeon General Jerome Adams, medical marijuana may not be the solution to the growing opioid crisis that the United States is seeing. While he is committed to solving the crisis, he is not sure if medical marijuana ...
Trends & Articles Marijuana and Opioids Found in High Number of Drivers Killed in Car Crashes by Sophia Vida May 31, 2018 According to a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), Drug-Impaired Driving: Marijuana and Opioids Raise Critical Issues for States, over half the drivers who are killed in car accidents have had marijuan...
Science related (Medical) Dr. Sanjay Gupta Has a Message for Jeff Sessions about Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 24, 2018 Chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta had quite a lot to say to Jeff Sessions, the current Attorney General of the United States. According to Gupta, medical marijuana could save thousands of lives each year. As part of ...
Trends & Articles Millennials Love Marijuana According to Survey by Sophia Vida April 18, 2018 A poll that was released earlier this month has found that 84% of millennials support the legalization of marijuana. According to the survey by The Tylt, a staggering nine out of ten millennials believe marijuana is safer than ...
Trends & Articles New Data Reveals Marijuana is Viable Solution to Opioid Epidemic by Sophia Vida March 06, 2018 According to new data that was released by the Minnesota Department of Health, 63% of patients surveyed in a study were able to reduce if not eliminate opioid usage from their life after six months of being registered with Minneso...
Trends & Articles Dr. Oz Thinks Marijuana Could Help Opioid Addictions by Sophia Vida September 20, 2017 Many have argued that marijuana use could help stop the addictions that many people have to opioids. Dr. Oz, who's real name is Mehmet Oz, is one of them. The famous physician was on Fox News's Fox & Friends on Tuesday morn...