cannabis
Cannabis Use Disorder and Perioperative Outcomes: A Growing Concern
The increasing prevalence and legalization of cannabis use have raised important questions about its impact on ...
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Breaking Down the ASRA Pain Medicine Perioperative Cannabis And Cannabinoid Guidelines
Cannabis use is widespread in the United States and has important implications for us as anesthesiologists, whether ...
OCTOBER 22, 2023
Does Legalizing Medical Marijuana Reduce Use of Opioids?
The data was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Guidelines for Treating Pain With Cannabis-Based Medicines
New clinical practice guidelines show cannabis-based medicines have a “moderate benefit” in the ...
MAY 23, 2023
Research and Communication Key to Providing the Best Outcome for Cannabis Users During Surgery
In 1996, California became the first state in the nation to legalize cannabis for medical purposes when voters ...
MAY 3, 2023
FDA Issues Final Guidance for Cannabis in Clinical Research
The FDA announced its final guidance on clinical research with cannabis.
MARCH 29, 2023
Substituting Opioids for Cannabis?
Findings from a recent study highlighted the increasing prevalence of treating chronic pain with cannabis and the ...
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
ASRA Guidelines Address Perioperative Cannabis Use
Physicians should ask all patients undergoing surgery about their cannabis use, including how often, how it’s ...
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Cannabis Use Increases Pain After Surgery, Study Shows
Adults who use cannabis have more pain after surgery than those who don’t use the drug, according to a study ...
OCTOBER 23, 2022
As Cannabis Legalization Advances, Patient–Physician Communication Essential
Patients’ baseline cannabinoid use is associated with an increased likelihood of requiring high doses of ...
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Cannabis Use Increases Ketamine Requirements and Hospital Stay
Researchers found in a study that people who use cannabis had higher intraoperative ketamine requirements and ...
MARCH 28, 2022
Effect of Pot Smoking On Major Surgical Outcomes Insignificant
Canadian researchers have concluded that routine cannabis use does not affect respiratory/cardiac arrest, ICU ...
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
