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Study: Marijuana Use Associated With Decreased Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgeries

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(Source: New Health Advisor)

Boston, MA—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018

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By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

A history of marijuana use is associated with decreased in-hospital mortality among patients undergoing certain orthopedic surgeries, according to data published in the journal Substance Abuse.

Investigators from Tufts University in Boston and the University of Alabama at Birmingham assessed the relationship between marijuana use and in-hospital mortality in a cohort of 9.5 million patients who underwent five common orthopedic procedures:…

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