Clinical and psychosocial changes in adults with opioid use disorder and chronic pain using medical cannabis: a brief report

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Authors

Michelle R. Lent

Ryan Keen · Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Michael Ruiz · Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hannah R. Callahan · Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Katherine E. Galluzzi · Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Karen L. Dugosh · Public Health Management Corporation

Abstract

MC treatment initiation was associated with reductions in pain severity and interference and improvements in quality of life and sleep quality, but not in illicit opioid use or cravings in adults with chronic pain receiving buprenorphine/naloxone for OUD.

Topics & Keywords

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Cannabis Research

Volume 7, Issue 1, pp. 36-36

DOI: 10.1186/s42238-025-00297-5

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