Part 3 of our opioid series supported by the NIHCM Foundation looks at the potential for marijuana to improve outcomes in opioid addiction therapy. Some studies have shown that prescribing marijuana can ease the path to shaking an opioid dependence. There’s some new research in this area, and we’ll go through some of the studies.
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Informative talk on underage drinking, teens, marijuana, and opioids. Unbiased Truth: Drugs, Alcohol, Opioids and Your Health. Kevin P. Hill, MD, MHS, is an addiction psychiatrist who is director of the Substance Abuse Consultation Service in the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse at McLean Hospital and is also Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard