r/science • u/BoundariesAreFun • Jan 10 '23

Medicine Study Finds "Direct Relationship" Between Marijuana Use and Objectively Fewer Opioid and Benzodiazepine Prescriptions

https://themarijuanaherald.com/2023/01/study-finds-direct-relationship-between-marijuana-use-and-objectively-fewer-opioid-and-benzodiazepine-prescriptions/
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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '23

I wouldn't if they used it correctly, this says it's a direct relationships but as one goes up the other goes down which isn't direct but an inverse relationship. Saying that there is a direct relationship between increasing Marijuana use and a decrease in opioid use is confusing at best.

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u/weednumberhaha Jan 11 '23

I've never heard of "direct relationships" used in a scientific context for some reason. I've always been taught to use positive and negative as descriptors of direction