Cannabis Patients Report Less Drinking On A Regular Basis

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Cannabis has helped patients to combat addiction, along with a wide range of symptoms, and has arguably acted as an exit drug for many substances.

In one recent study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy it was discovered that for some cannabis patients, about 44 percent had reduced their regular drinking on a monthly basis after they had been given access to medicinal cannabis.

Other investigations have found the same. Overwhelmingly, for those who have ventured into trying cannabis, especially cannabis patients, they've used that instead of alcohol or to help them drastically reduce their alcohol consumption.

At least 13 percent had admitted that they intentionally used the cannabis to try and get their drinking use down.

For those who prefer cannabis they say that there are a variety of reasons, such as not having to worry about their actions or what they've said the night before, it relaxes them more, they enjoy it more, and they don't feel sick the next morning if they have too much.

Marijuana couldn't be more different from alcohol and should never be placed into the same category or compared because they are two distinct substances that offer different consequences to those who consume them.

Scientists have previously asserted that cannabis is less dangerous than tobacco or alcohol, and has been found to be safer than a variety of other popular recreational drugs like ecstasy, heroin, cocaine, methadone, and others. The government currently treats cannabis as a controlled substance that has a high potential for abuse, but it doesn't treat alcohol in the same way; that is hypocrisy at its finest.

Patients prefer cannabis over prescription medications.

Marijuana also arguably poses less of a risk than a variety of other medications which come with a long list of potential harmful side effects. People should have the freedom to choose what they put into their body and the right to grow their own cannabis for medicinal or recreational purposes. This is a product that has been shown to help patients drink less and potentially opt out of medicines that might pose long-term harm. Cannabis isn't going to provide the same experience for every person, each individual will have their own results based upon their body and the dose, quality they are taking etc, experience or tolerance, and so the experiences differ vastly from one person to the next.

The best way for individuals to decrease their chances of having a negative experience is to educate themselves about cannabis as best they can, the notion that there isn't any proof to support the belief that cannabis can provide medicinal value to some just simply isn't true.

The information that is posted above is not intended or implied to ever be used as any substitute for professional medical advice, or diagnosis or treatment. The above is posted for informational purposes only.

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