Vwaire Orhurhu, Ivan Urits, Mayowa Olusunmade, Akinola Olayinka, Mariam Salisu Orhurhu, Chiedozie Uwandu, Musa Aner, Sebele Ogunsola, Loretta Akpala, Sameer Hirji, Omar Viswanath, Jay Karri, Thomas Simopoulos, Jatinder Gill
INTRODUCTION: To date, no study has reported the prevalence of cannabis use in chronic pain patients. The aim of this study is to investigate the trends in cannabis use among chronic pain in-patients from 2011 to 2015 in the USA. METHODS: Patients were identified from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and Tenth Revision, diagnosis codes for chronic pain and cannabis use. Annual estimates and trends were determined for cannabis use, patient characteristics, cannabis use among subgroups of chronic pain conditions, cost, length of stay, and associated discharge diagnosis...
July 6, 2020: Advances in Therapy