{"id":3233,"date":"2022-05-03T10:16:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T00:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/united-states-marijuana-legalization-and-opioid-mortality-epidemic-during-2010-2020-and-pandemic-implications\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:02:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:02:05","slug":"united-states-marijuana-legalization-and-opioid-mortality-epidemic-during-2010-2020-and-pandemic-implications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/united-states-marijuana-legalization-and-opioid-mortality-epidemic-during-2010-2020-and-pandemic-implications\/","title":{"rendered":"United States marijuana legalization and opioid mortality epidemic during 2010\u20132020 and pandemic implications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author links open overlay panel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jnma.2022.03.004\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jnma.2022.03.004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jnma.2022.03.004<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/s100.copyright.com\/AppDispatchServlet?publisherName=ELS&amp;contentID=S0027968422000529&amp;orderBeanReset=true\">Get rights and content<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Highlights<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many states and District of Columbia in the United States have legalized marijuana.<\/li>\n<li>One reason is to expect marijuana to help reduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/medicine-and-dentistry\/opioid-dependence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opioid dependence<\/a>&nbsp;and mortality.<\/li>\n<li>However, opioid deaths have increased more where marijuana was legalized.<\/li>\n<li>This correlation is highly statistically significant for all opioids and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/medicine-and-dentistry\/fentanyl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fentanyl<\/a>&nbsp;subgroup.<\/li>\n<li>The COVID-19 pandemic increased&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/medicine-and-dentistry\/cannabis-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marijuana use<\/a>&nbsp;and worsened opioid mortality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Conclusion: <\/em>Instead of supporting the marijuana protection hypothesis, ecologic associations at the national level suggest that marijuana legalization has contributed to the U.S.\u2019s opioid epidemic in all major races\/ethnicities, and especially in blacks. If so, the increased use of marijuana during the 2020\u20132022 pandemic may thereby worsen the country&#8217;s opioid crisis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0027968422000529\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0027968422000529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">For complete research<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author links open overlay panel. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jnma.2022.03.004Get rights and content Highlights Many states and District of Columbia in the United States have legalized marijuana. One reason is to expect marijuana to help reduce&nbsp;opioid dependence&nbsp;and mortality. However, opioid deaths have increased more where marijuana was legalized. This correlation is highly statistically significant for all opioids and&nbsp;fentanyl&nbsp;subgroup. 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