Cannabis use to manage opioid cravings among people who use unregulated opioids during a drug toxicity crisis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accumulating evidence has indicated that cannabis substitution is often used as a harm reduction strategy among people who use unregulated opioids (PWUO) and people living with chronic pain. We sought to investigate the association between cannabis use to manage opioid cravings and self-reported changes in opioid use among structurally marginalized PWUO.

Methods

The data were collected from a cross-sectional questionnaire administered to PWUO in Vancouver, Canada. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the association between cannabis use to manage opioid cravings and self-reported changes in unregulated opioid use.

Results

A total of 205 people who use cannabis and opioids were enrolled in the present study from December 2019 to November 2021. Cann

SUBMITTER: Reddon H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10817207 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature