Response to Bahji et al.: Limitations of the available evidence that restrict our interpretation of the transition from cannabis to opioid use

Affiliations

¹ The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Addiction and Mental Health Group (AIM), University of Bath, Bath, UK.

Comment

Jack Wilson et al. Addiction. 2022 Oct.

. 2022 Oct;117(10):2754-2755.

doi: 10.1111/add.15993. Epub 2022 Jul 8.

¹ The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Addiction and Mental Health Group (AIM), University of Bath, Bath, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: cannabis; opioid abuse; opioid dependence; opioid use disorder; opioids; transitions.

Comment on

Weeding out the truth: a systematic review and meta-analysis on the transition from cannabis use to opioid use and opioid use disorders, abuse or dependence.
Wilson J, Mills K, Freeman TP, Sunderland M, Visontay R, Marel C. Wilson J, et al. Addiction. 2022 Feb;117(2):284-298. doi: 10.1111/add.15581. Epub 2021 Jul 15. Addiction. 2022. PMID: 34264545
Challenges and opportunities for further research involving the cannabis-to-opioid use transition.
Bahji A, Milloy MJ, Bach P, Sociás ME. Bahji A, et al. Addiction. 2022 Oct;117(10):2752-2754. doi: 10.1111/add.15973. Epub 2022 Jun 15. Addiction. 2022. PMID: 35661297 Free PMC article. No abstract available.