 There have been numerous studies which have shown that once a state legalizes medical marijuana, the prescription drug use in the state goes down, including opioid usage reduction.
Some new research, recently published in the journal ‘Health Economics,’ focused on the impact adult use legalization has had on prescription drug use. Having adult use legalized decreased prescription drug use by an average of 10% more than just medical marijuana legalization alone. The study found that there was indeed a correlation. Having adult use legalized decreased prescription drug use by an average of 10% more than just medical marijuana legalization alone. This indicates that the absence of having to get a cannabis prescription enabled even more people to reduce their prescription drug use on their own. The significant reductions were noted in prescriptions for pain, depression, anxiety, sleep, psychosis, and seizures. The study used data from Medicaid, which suggests that Medicaid can save money by allowing medical marijuana prescriptions over other chemical-based prescriptions. And one of the researchers believes points out that this indicates there is real need for further federal research into cannabis, as well as a need to determine proper dosage. Comments are closed.
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