What ecologic analyses cannot tell us about medical marijuana legalization and opioid pain medication mortality--reply

Affiliations

¹ Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania2Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia3Leonard Davis Institute of Health.
² Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland5Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
³ Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia4Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland5Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch.

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Marcus A Bachhuber et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Apr.

. 2015 Apr;175(4):656-7.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.8027.

¹ Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania2Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia3Leonard Davis Institute of Health.
² Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland5Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
³ Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia4Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland5Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch.

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Medical cannabis laws and opioid analgesic overdose mortality in the United States, 1999-2010.
Bachhuber MA, Saloner B, Cunningham CO, Barry CL. Bachhuber MA, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Oct;174(10):1668-73. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.4005. JAMA Intern Med. 2014. PMID: 25154332 Free PMC article.
What ecologic analyses cannot tell us about medical marijuana legalization and opioid pain medication mortality.
Finney JW, Humphreys K, Harris AH. Finney JW, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Apr;175(4):655-6. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.8006. JAMA Intern Med. 2015. PMID: 25844747 No abstract available.