The relationship of medical and recreational cannabis laws with opioid misuse and opioid use disorder in the USA: Does it depend on prior history of cannabis use?
Comparing individuals in MCL alone states to those in states without such laws, we found an inconsistent pattern of decreased odds of opioid outcomes, which were more pronounced among people reporting cannabis use. The pattern did not hold for individuals in RCL states. In line with a substitution-oriented perspective, findings suggests that MCLs may be associated with reductions in opioid use among people using cannabis but additional work to replicate and expand on these findings is needed.
Authors
- Deborah S. Hasin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6533-7021)
- Julián Santaella-Tenorio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3060-5994)
- Emilie Bruzelius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6384-9747)
- David S. Fink
- Hillary Samples (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5773-3705)
- Sílvia S. Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3059-9993)
- Corey S. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6278-5013)
- Stephen Crystal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0366-7583)
- Kara E. Rudolph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9417-7960)
- Katherine Wheeler-Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6806-4233)
- Magdalena Cerdá (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8441-7046)
- Anne E. Boustead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1028-0435)
- Christine Mauro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6065-8128)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (US)
- National Health Law Program (US)
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- New York University (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Drug Policy
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104687
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.37