Frequency of cannabis and illicit opioid use among people who use drugs and report chronic pain: A longitudinal analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Ecological research suggests that increased access to cannabis may facilitate reductions in opioid use and harms, and medical cannabis patients describe the substitution of opioids with cannabis for pain management. However, there is a lack of research using individual-level data to explore this question. We aimed to investigate the longitudinal association between frequency of cannabis use and illicit opioid use among people who use drugs (PWUD) experiencing chronic pain. METHODS AND FINDINGS:This study included data from people in 2 prospective cohorts of PWUD in Vancouver, Canada, who reported major or persistent pain from June 1, 2014, to December 1, 2017 (n = 1,152). We used descriptive statistics to examine reasons for cannabis use and a multivariable generalized linear mi

SUBMITTER: Lake S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6863529 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature