Is marijuana use associated with decreased use of prescription opioids? Toxicological findings from two US national samples of drivers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

State governments in the United States are increasingly viewing marijuana legalization as a policy option for controlling the opioid epidemic under the premise that marijuana is a less harmful substitute for opioids. The purpose of this study is to assess whether marijuana use is associated with decreased odds of prescription opioid use.

Methods

A cross-sectional study design was applied to toxicological testing data from two national samples of drivers: 1) the 2011-2016 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and 2) the 2013-2014 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers (NRS). Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) estimated from multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the associations of marijuana

SUBMITTER: Li G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7027272 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature