{"id":1768,"date":"2018-04-24T16:11:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T06:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/medical-marijuana-users-are-more-likely-to-use-prescription-drugs-medically-and-nonmedically\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:00:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:00:36","slug":"medical-marijuana-users-are-more-likely-to-use-prescription-drugs-medically-and-nonmedically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/medical-marijuana-users-are-more-likely-to-use-prescription-drugs-medically-and-nonmedically\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Marijuana Users are More Likely to Use Prescription Drugs Medically and Nonmedically"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong>:&nbsp;Previous studies have found a negative population-level correlation between&nbsp;medical marijuana&nbsp;availability in US states, and trends in medical and&nbsp;nonmedical prescription drug use. These studies have been interpreted as evidence that use of&nbsp;medical marijuana&nbsp;reduces medical and&nbsp;nonmedical prescription drug use. This study evaluates whether&nbsp;medical marijuana&nbsp;use is a risk or protective factor for medical and&nbsp;nonmedical prescription drug use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusions<\/strong>:&nbsp;Our findings disconfirm the hypothesis that a population-level negative correlation between&nbsp;medical marijuana&nbsp;use and prescription drug harms occurs because&nbsp;medical marijuana&nbsp;users are less likely to use prescription drugs, either medically or nonmedically.&nbsp;Medical marijuana&nbsp;users should be a target population in efforts to combat&nbsp;nonmedical prescription drug use.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/journaladdictionmedicine\/Abstract\/publishahead\/Medical_Marijuana_Users_are_More_Likely_to_Use.99476.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">For more<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objectives:&nbsp;Previous studies have found a negative population-level correlation between&nbsp;medical marijuana&nbsp;availability in US states, and trends in medical and&nbsp;nonmedical prescription drug use. These studies have been interpreted as evidence that use of&nbsp;medical marijuana&nbsp;reduces medical and&nbsp;nonmedical prescription drug use. This study evaluates whether&nbsp;medical marijuana&nbsp;use is a risk or protective factor for medical and&nbsp;nonmedical prescription drug use. 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