{"id":2926,"date":"2021-07-27T10:41:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T00:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/weeding-out-the-truth-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-on-the-transition-from-cannabis-use-to-opioid-use-and-opioid-use-disorders-abuse-or-dependence\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:02:07","slug":"weeding-out-the-truth-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-on-the-transition-from-cannabis-use-to-opioid-use-and-opioid-use-disorders-abuse-or-dependence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/weeding-out-the-truth-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-on-the-transition-from-cannabis-use-to-opioid-use-and-opioid-use-disorders-abuse-or-dependence\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeding out the truth: a systematic review and meta-analysis on the transition from cannabis use to opioid use and opioid use disorders, abuse or dependence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"background-color: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem; caret-color: auto;\">ABSTRACT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Background and Aims<\/strong> The idea that cannabis is a \u2018gateway drug\u2019 to more harmful substances such as opioids is highly controversial, yet has substantially impacted policy, education and how we conceptualize substance use. Given a rise in access to cannabis products and opioid-related harm, the current study aimed to conduct the first systematic review and meta-analysis on the likelihood of transitioning from cannabis use to subsequent first-time opioid use, opioid use disorders (OUD), dependence or abuse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong> A systematic review and meta-analysis found that while people who use cannabis are disproportionately more likely to initiate opioid use and engage in problematic patterns of use than people who do not use cannabis, the low quality of the evidence must be considered when interpreting these findings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/epdf\/10.1111\/add.15581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">For complete research <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABSTRACT Background and Aims The idea that cannabis is a \u2018gateway drug\u2019 to more harmful substances such as opioids is highly controversial, yet has substantially impacted policy, education and how we conceptualize substance use. 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