Gateway to sobriety? Cannabis could reduce fentanyl use and overdose risk, new study finds

New research

New research from British Columbia (BC) in Canada has found that moderate to heavy cannabis use among opioid addiction patients may greatly improve their treatment while limiting their overall opioid exposure. 

Published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, the recent study by researchers from the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and University of British Columbia (UBC) found, while a number of participants had a surprising, and often unintentional, additional exposure to opioids, those who took cannabis regularly often had better treatment outcomes.

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