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Prolotherapy is a form of non-surgical ligament reconstruction, and is also claimed to be a permanent treatment for chronic pain. Prolotherapy involves injecting a solution to stimulate the growth of new cells to heal painful areas. Ligaments are the most common sites for injection, although muscles and tendons can also be treated. This procedure lacks efficient and convincing evidence, and is generally not covered by insurance companies.

Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States. Statistics show that the number of workers’ compensation-related claims with drug use have increased precipitously. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “employed drug abusers cost their employers about twice as much in medical and workers’ compensation claims as their drug free coworkers.”