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Using cannabis to treat heroin addiction – is it possible?

July 14, 2018

America’s opioid epidemic has claimed countless lives and has also contributed to the number of heroin users across the nation. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), as much as...

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JAMA studies reveal decrease in opioid prescriptions in cannabis legal states

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 13, 2018

Two peer-reviewed studies published in the JAMA Internal Medicine have revealed how cannabis use may have a positive impact on America’s opioid epidemic, which claimed 17,087 lives in 2016 alone. The...

New York lawmakers push medical cannabis to treat opioid addiction

New York lawmakers push medical cannabis to treat opioid addiction

Annureet Kaur January 30, 2018

A new legislation introduced this month in both Senate and Assembly wants to expand medical cannabis in New York to treat opioid addiction. Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell introduced the measure to use...

Recovery program in Portland uses cannabis and kratom to treat opioid addiction

Recovery program in Portland uses cannabis and kratom to treat opioid addiction

Annureet Kaur January 30, 2018

A cannabis and kratom based residential treatment recovery home is set to open in Portland in March to treat opioid addiction. Roxanne Gullikson and her husband Ron Figarratto are opening a treatment...

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Opioid users in Vancouver are substituting medication for cannabis

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 30, 2018

The number of people using prescription opioids and non-prescription illegal opioid drugs has soared at a rapid rate since the 1990s. In the midst of an "opioid crisis", two million Americans have become...

The cost of opioid epidemic passes $500 billion, according to the White House

The cost of opioid epidemic passes $500 billion, according to the White House

Sara Tiradossi November 22, 2017

The true cost of the opioid epidemic in 2015 was $504 billion, or roughly half a trillion dollars, according to a report released by the White House on Sunday. The Council of Economic Advisers said...

Trump declares opioid crisis a ‘health emergency,' but requests no funds

Trump declares opioid crisis a ‘health emergency,’ but requests no funds

Sara Tiradossi October 27, 2017

President Trump declared the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency on Thursday, a move intended to expand access to treatment and loosen current regulations. However, the declaration will...

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