Dr. Allen Miller: Using Cannabis to Kick Opioid Dependency
Thu / Jul 6th PODCAST
Dr. Allen Miller is the founder/owner of Doctors Cannabis Consulting and, in addition to being a chiropractor and a consultant,… Read More
Opioids
Opioids are a class of drug that includes synthetics like fentanyl and heroin. Addiction to opioids has been deemed a national epidemic in North America, and cannabis has shown to be a replacement for the often prescribed drug. Read about cannabis news as it relates opioids in the featured articles below.
Study Finds Overwhelmingly Positive Response to Using MMJ as Opioid Substitute
Thu / Jun 29th
According to a study conducted by HelloMD and the University of California Berkeley, cannabis can be used as a substitute… Read More
National Institute on Drug Abuse Adds MMJ-Opioid Studies to Website
Wed / May 3rd
The National Institute on Drug Abuse, a division of the National Institutes of Health, has updated their website to reflect… Read More
Study: Patients Using MMJ as Opioid Substitute
Tue / Feb 28th
A new University of British Columbia and University of Victoria study suggests that patients in Canada are using medical cannabis… Read More
Study: Cannabis Does Not Impair Cognitive Function, Reduces Prescription Drug Use
Tue / Nov 15th
According to a study published in the Frontiers in Pharmacology journal by researchers from McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School and… Read More
New Mexico Advisory Board Votes ‘Yes’ on Treating Opioid Addiction with MMJ
Tue / Nov 8th
New Mexico’s Medical Advisory Board has voted 5-1 to add “opioid use disorder” to the list of conditions approved for… Read More
Study: Medical Cannabis Increases Pain Relief, Decreases Opiate Use
Tue / Mar 1st
In recent years, pundits and politicians have declared the uptick in opiate addiction and overdoses an epidemic. Recent studies have shown… Read More
U.S. Opioid Overdoses at Record High: It’s Time to Wake Up
Thu / Dec 24th OPINION
Most people today are likely aware of the fact that the United States is smack dab in the middle of a prescription painkiller overdose epidemic. Awareness, however,… Read More
Herbal Cannabis Assists Patients in Treatment for Opioid Dependence, Study Confirms
Wed / Dec 2nd
According to a new study published in Drug & Alcohol Dependence, cannabis helped subjects manage withdrawal symptoms while undergoing treatment… Read More
Vancouver Researchers Urge Canadian Doctors to Prescribe Medical Cannabis Over Opioids
Sun / Oct 18th
Vancouver HIV/AIDS researchers have published an editorial urging Canadian doctors to prescribe medical marijuana instead of opioids, which tend to… Read More
Painkiller Drug Companies Are Directly Funding Prominent Anti-Marijuana Arguments
Thu / Sep 11th OPINION
It should come as no surprise that the multi-billion dollar companies behind our society’s most popular and deadly painkillers are suspected to have been lobbying for… Read More