Karen J B Martins

Biographic Data

ID7778353
NAMEKaren J B Martins
GIVEN NAMESKaren J B
FAMILY NAMEMartins
SIGNATUREMARTINS K J B
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Alberta
ORCID0000-0002-3400-7214
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT2
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Benzodiazepine use in medical cannabis authorization adult patients from 2013 to 2021

    Open AccessCerina Lee, Cerina Dubois et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    Medical cannabis authorization had little to no effect on benzodiazepine usage among patients prescribed regular benzodiazepine treatment in Alberta, Canada. • Further clinical research is needed to investigate the potential impact of medical cannabis as an alternative to benzodiazepine medication

  • Opioid use in medical cannabis authorization adult patients from 2013 to 2018

    Open AccessCerina Lee, Mu Lin et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    This short-term study found that medical cannabis authorization showed intermediate effects on opioid use, which was dependent on initial opioid use. Greater observations of changes in OME appear to be in those patients who were on a high dosage of opioids (OME > 100); however, continued surveillance of patients utilizing both opioids and medical cannabis is warranted by clinicians to understand the long-term potential benefits and any harms of o…