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. 2023 Jan 3;6(1):e2249797.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.49797.

Use of Cannabis and Other Pain Treatments Among Adults With Chronic Pain in US States With Medical Cannabis Programs

Mark C Bicket  1 , Elizabeth M Stone  2 , Emma E McGinty  2
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Use of Cannabis and Other Pain Treatments Among Adults With Chronic Pain in US States With Medical Cannabis Programs

Mark C Bicket et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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This cross-sectional study uses a survey to estimate use of cannabis and other pain treatments among adults with chronic pain in areas with medical cannabis programs in 36 US states and Washington, DC.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Bicket reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health, grants from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, grants from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, grants from the Arnold Foundation, personal fees from Axial Healthcare, and grants from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Self-reported Change in the Use of Pain Medications Due to Cannabis Use Among US Adults Aged 18 Years or Older With Chronic Pain in March to April 2022
Measures for pharmacologic pain treatments were from a survey fielded from March 3, 2022, to April 11, 2022, of adults aged at least 18 years living in states with medical cannabis laws who reported having chronic noncancer pain (n = 1661), used cannabis at any time (n = 495), and who also used pharmacologic treatments for pain (n = 474)). Respondents were asked “Has your use of cannabis to manage your chronic pain changed your use of any of the below?” with possible responses of increased, decreased, or no change. Bars signify the weighted proportion reporting increased use or decreased use.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Self-reported Change in the Use of Common Nonpharmacologic Pain Treatments Due to Cannabis Use Among US Adults Aged 18 Years or Older With Chronic Pain in March to April 2022
Measures for nonpharmacologic pain treatments were from a survey fielded from March 3, 2022, to April 11, 2022, of adults aged at least 18 years living in states with medical cannabis laws who reported having chronic noncancer pain (n = 1661), used cannabis at any time (n = 495), and who used nonpharmacologic treatments for pain (n = 362). Respondents were asked “Has your use of cannabis to manage your chronic pain changed your use of any of the below?” with possible responses of increased, decreased, or no change. Bars signify the weighted proportion reporting an increased use or decreased use.
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