Researchers from the University of North Texas School of Public Health, the University of Florida, and Emory University published a study which found that legalization of cannabis in Colorado was associated with short-term reductions in opioid-related deaths. The study was published in the American Journal of Public Health.
The researchers set out to examine the association between Colorado’s legalization of recreational cannabis use and opioid-related deaths. They compared changes in opioid-related deaths before and after Colorado stores began selling recreational cannabis.
The study results showed that Colorado’s legalization of recreational cannabis sales and use resulted in a 0.7 deaths per month reduction in opioid-related deaths. This reduction represented a reversal of the upward trend in opioid-related deaths in Colorado.
See the study – Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Opioid-Related Deaths in Colorado.
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