State Medical Cannabis Laws Associated With Reduction in Opioid Prescriptions by Orthopaedic Surgeons in Medicare Part D Cohort.
Lopez C, Boddapati V, Jobin C, Hickernell T. State Medical Cannabis Laws Associated With Reduction in Opioid Prescriptions by Orthopaedic Surgeons in Medicare Part D Cohort. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2021, 29: e188-e197. PMID: 32404683, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-19-00767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical cannabis lawsMedicare Part D patientsState medical cannabis lawsTotal daily dosesDaily dosesOpioid medicationsOpioid prescriptionsOrthopaedic surgeonsOpioid prescribingD patientsSignificant reductionPopulation-based ecological studyTotal opioid prescriptionsCannabis lawsAnalgesic optionsAnalgesic alternativeOpioid useHigh prescribersOrthopedic patientsPatient cohortD cohortSignificant associationPatient accessMedicationsOpioids