ADVANCING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: DON’T MIX CANNABIS WITH MEDICATION
March 15, 2022
Every day in San Diego County, about three dozen people show up at a local hospital emergency room for several reasons related to cannabis use, a common one being drug interactions. Chances are that when the medication was prescribed and when the prescription was filled, neither the doctor nor pharmacist issued any warnings about using cannabis alongside their regimen. Now that cannabis is legal for recreational consumption in California, this has become a growing problem.
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Facilitation
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Data-Informed Practice
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Metrics to Guide Community-Level Prevention