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LunaSea

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Sun May 14, 2017, 06:19 AM May 2017

Cannabis: The Exit Drug for Serious Addiction [View all]



A growing body of evidence now exists to support the counter notion that for many people, pot serves as a path away from the use of more dangerous substances, including opioids, alcohol, prescription drugs, cocaine, and tobacco.

In jurisdictions where marijuana use is legally regulated, researchers have reported year-over-year declines in opioid-related abuse and mortality. According to data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, deaths attributable to both prescription opiates and heroin fell by 20 percent shortly after marijuana legalization and by 33 percent within six years. Overall, the study’s investigators concluded, “States with medical cannabis laws had a 24.8 percent lower mean annual opioid overdose mortality rate compared with states without medical cannabis laws.” Data published this past April in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence also reports a dramatic decline in opioid pain reliever related hospitalizations following legalization.

http://www.alternet.org/drugs/evidence-overwhelming-cannabis-exit-drug-major-addictions-not-gateway-new-ones

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This is a really big deal. Chemisse May 2017 #1
I have "researched" for years and have no signs of an opiod addiction.. LakeArenal May 2017 #2
I can honestly say Heartstrings May 2017 #3
An exit drug.. mountain grammy May 2017 #4
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