Ask a Doctor: Is marijuana as bad for me as alcohol?
12/14/22
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from The Washington Post,
12/12/22:
Q: I keep hearing about people quitting alcohol and switching to cannabis because they think it’s better for them. Is that true?
A: We have decades of research on the health effects of drinking. But research on cannabis is still evolving and the public health consequences of its commercialized use — in new products and doses — will take years to understand.
From a medical standpoint, there is no level of alcohol use that is completely safe, as studies have shown harms even with light drinking.
In terms of cannabis, I tell my patients that we still aren’t sure if there’s a safe level of use, but that in general, scientists consider frequent and higher-THC use to be riskier.
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