Marijuana Helps People Reduce Opioid Use And Manage Withdrawal Symptoms, Federally Funded Study Finds

Marijuana helps people with substance misuse disorders stay off opioids or reduce their use, maintain treatment and manage withdrawal symptoms, a new federally funded study finds. Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) set out to investigate the relationship between cannabis consumption and injecting opioids, recruiting 30 people in Los Angeles at a community site near a syringe exchange service program and methadone clinic to analyze the relationship. The study, was published by the…