N-acetylcysteine shows early promise in reducing alcohol use in marijuana-dependent teens

(Medical University of South Carolina) N-acetylcysteine (NAC) reduced alcohol use in a small cohort of marijuana-dependent adolescents who exhibited reductions in marijuana use, report researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina in the December 2016 Addictive Behaviors. In this secondary analysis of data from an earlier trial of NAC in marijuana-dependent adolescents, MUSC researchers show that reduced marijuana use was associated with reductions in alcohol consumption in the NAC-treated, but not placebo-treated teens.
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