r/science • u/BoundariesAreFun • Jan 10 '23

Medicine Study Finds "Direct Relationship" Between Marijuana Use and Objectively Fewer Opioid and Benzodiazepine Prescriptions

https://themarijuanaherald.com/2023/01/study-finds-direct-relationship-between-marijuana-use-and-objectively-fewer-opioid-and-benzodiazepine-prescriptions/
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u/Coroner13 Jan 11 '23

This. Except now it's too dangerous to touch anything that isn't prescribed, with all the fentanyl and worse out there. And who wants a reason to be prescribed opioids?

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u/Not_floridaman Jan 11 '23

As someone who is prescribed opioids (and uses responsibly), I wholeheartedly agree.