All the News That’s Fit: Alcohol Cravings, Hairy Tongue and Male Dancers
A study found MAP patients reduced alcohol consumption from 8.08 to 6.45 standard drinks daily after cannabis substitution, supporting harm reduction approaches.
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All the News That’s Fit: Alcohol cravings, hairy tongue and male dancers
For The Union-Tribune California sober The so-called “California sober” trend involves swapping alcohol in favor of cannabis consumption in the belief that it’s less harmful to the body and reduces the danger of using more potent drugs like opioids, cocaine and methamphetamine. A small published study suggests the approach actually does reduce alcohol consumption, at least in the short term. Researchers found that cannabis consumers experienced …
Yet Another Study Links Cannabis to Reduced Alcohol Use
"Expanding harm reduction strategies by integrating cannabis substitution could provide individuals with greater choice in managing their alcohol use and increased access to tailored interventions may enhance autonomy, stability, and empowerment, ultimately reducing alcohol-related harms." The post Yet Another Study Links Cannabis Use to Reduced Alcohol Intake appeared first on NORML.
Yet Another Study Links Cannabis Use to Reduced Alcohol Intake
"Expanding harm reduction strategies by integrating cannabis substitution could provide individuals with greater choice in managing their alcohol use and increased access to tailored interventions may enhance autonomy, stability, and empowerment, ultimately reducing alcohol-related harms." The post Yet Another Study Links Cannabis Use to Reduced Alcohol Intake appeared first on NORML.
Providence, Rhode Island – Can people reduce their problematic alcohol consumption by using cannabis instead? US researchers investigated this “California sober” strategy in a randomized controlled trial. Their findings were published in the American Journal of Psychiatry (2025; DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2025011).
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