✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #72 Notable Clinical Interest Emerging findings or policy developments worth monitoring closely. ResearchMental HealthTHCSafety Why This Matters This finding is clinically relevant because it suggests cannabis may...
Smoking Cannabis May Reduce Alcohol Cravings, New Study Finds – Food & Wine
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #75 Strong Clinical Relevance High-quality evidence with meaningful patient or clinical significance. ResearchMental HealthTHCSafety Why This Matters Clinicians should recognize that cannabis use may modulate alcohol cravings...
Cannabinoid Clinical Trials: Cannabis Effects on Alcohol Urge
Clinical Takeaway Cannabis does not affect alcohol urges the same way in everyone. People with lower working memory capacity may experience stronger alcohol cravings when using cannabis, while those with higher working...
Cannabinoid Clinical Trials: Cannabis Effects on Alcohol Urge
Clinical Takeaway Cannabis affects alcohol cravings differently depending on a person’s working memory capacity, meaning that cognitive factors help explain why some people experience increased or decreased urge to drink after using...
Cannabinoid Clinical Trials: Cannabis Effects on Alcohol Urge
Clinical Takeaway People who use alcohol heavily and cannabis regularly show different responses to cannabis depending on their working memory capacity, meaning the brain’s ability to hold and process information temporarily. In...
Cannabinoid Clinical Trials: Cannabis Effects on Alcohol Urge
Clinical Takeaway Cannabis can increase or decrease the urge to drink alcohol depending on a person’s working memory capacity, meaning the mental ability to hold and manage information. People with lower working...
Cannabis-Infused Drinks May Help People Cut Their Alcohol Intake in Half
If you or someone you know struggles with cannabis dependence, new treatments are finally in development—because right now, there are zero FDA-approved medications to help. ZME Science reports on the University at Buffalo study (Journal of Psychoactive Drugs) finding cannabis beverage users cut weekly alcohol intake from 7.02 to 3.35 drinks—nearly in half. Among 438 adults surveyed, 62.6% reduced or stopped drinking alcohol entirely, with fewer binge episodes reported.