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  • Beliefs about cannabis influence older adults' choice of treatments for chronic pain

    Jun 17, 2020 10:45 am by Sharita ForrestResearch
    Julie Bobitt, the director of the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences undergraduate program, led the study, which was co-written by Hyojung Kang, a professor of kinesiology and community health.

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    • Julie Bobitt, the director of the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences undergraduate program, led the study, which was co-written by Hyojung Kang, a professor of kinesiology and community health.

    Study finds that pain levels and quality-of-life issues have little influence on older adults’ decisions to treat their condition with cannabis or opioids. Instead, treatment decisions are driven primarily by their and their providers’ beliefs about cannabis.