Legal Cannabis Linked to <br />Less Opioid Usage, Says Study.<br />The study can be found in the <br />'Journal of Health Economics.'.<br />In U.S. areas where marijuana <br />is legal on a recreational basis.<br />research says there is <br />approximately a 12 percent lower <br />rate of opioid prescriptions.<br />For areas where only medical cannabis is <br />legal, the rate is 4.2 percent lower.<br />The analysis comes as an opioid epidemic <br />is spreading across America.<br />On a daily basis, the CDC says <br />opioids are responsible for 130 deaths.<br />1.5 billion single prescriptions from 2011 to 2018 <br />were observed for the study.<br />Despite the government making laws to <br />curb prescriptions to opioids.<br />the report's authors say that <br />may lead those dependent on them <br />to turn to street drugs such as heroin.<br />Policies that reduce opioid prescriptions without leading individuals to substitute more dangerous drugs may be preferable to policies that simply restrict opioid prescriptions, Researchers, via study.<br />Cannabis access laws could be a useful tool in combating the prescription opioid epidemic, Researchers, via study
