Impact of cannabis on non-medical opioid use and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder: a nationwide longitudinal VA study.

Joao P De AquinoMehmet SofuogluElina A StefanovicsRobert A Rosenheck

Published in: The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse (2020)

Cannabis use was not associated with a substantial reduction of non-medical opioid use, or either improvement or worsening of PTSD symptoms in this population. Hence, these data do not encourage cannabis use to treat either non-medical opioid use or PTSD.

Keyphrases

posttraumatic stress disorder
healthcare
cross sectional
social support
sleep quality
electronic health record
depressive symptoms
machine learning
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