Factors associated with alcohol consumption among medical cannabis patients with chronic pain.

CONCLUSIONS: High-risk drinking appears common among medical cannabis patients. Future research should examine whether such use is concurrent or consecutive, and the relationship of such co-use patterns to consequences. Nevertheless, individuals treating patients reporting medical cannabis use for pain should consider alcohol consumption, with data needed regarding the efficacy of brief alcohol interventions among medical cannabis patients. PMID: 29045928 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29045928?dopt=Abstract

Source: Addictive Behaviors - October 12, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Davis AK, Walton MA, Bohnert KM, Bourque C, Ilgen MA Tags: Addict Behav Source Type: research