Recreational marijuana access reduces demand for prescription drugs
Journal Reference: Shyam Raman, Ashley Bradford. Recreational cannabis legalizations associated with reductions in prescription drug utilization among Medicaid enrollees. Health Economics, 2022; DOI: 10.1002/hec.4519 When states legalize marijuana, the volume of prescriptions within the drug classes that align with the medical indications for pain, depression, anxiety, sleep, psychosis and seizures significantly decline, the researchers found. … Read more