QUITTING - REDUCING OTHER DRUGS & ALCOHOL USE

QUITTING - REDUCING OTHER DRUGS AND ALCOHOL USE:

• 2024
• Use and perceptions of Cannabidiol among individuals in treatment for opioid use disorder. https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-024-01051-5 
• Does cannabis use substitute for opioids? A preliminary, exploratory survey in opioid maintenance patients.  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00406-023-01718-3 
• Neuroimaging studies of cannabidiol and potential neurobiological mechanisms relevant for Alcohol Use Disorders: a systematic review. https://jcannabisresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42238-024-00224-0 
• Cannabidiol as a potential cessation therapeutic: Effects on intravenous nicotine self-administration and withdrawal symptoms in mice. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0028390823004239 
• Cannabis for Medical use versus opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1/e068182 
• (2023)
• The therapeutic potential of cannabidiol in revolutionizing Opioid Use Disorder management. https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/review_article/pdf/214898/20231216-18759-sq66bh.pdf 
• A preliminary investigation of the simultaneous effects of cannabidiol and caffeine. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37917507/ 
• Short-term pain outcomes and pain medication utilization among urine toxicology identified opioid and marijuana users after elective spine surgery. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37861310/ 
• Cannabis use to manage stimulant craving among people who use unregulated drugs. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460323002629 
• Which is harder to quit, Coffee or Cannabis? https://cannabis.net/blog/opinion/which-is-harder-to-quit-coffee-or-cannabis 
• Opioid Wean with medical cannabis: A Case report. https://www.endocannabinoidmedicine.com/academicarticle/opioid-wean-with-medical-cannabis/ 
• Distress tolerance and problematic cannabis use: does the form of cannabis matter? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37565482/
• Cannabis Use may attenuate neurocognitive performance deficits resulting from methamphetamine use disorder. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37553288/ 
• Offering an Alternative to Persons with Chronic Pain: How access to Cannabis may provide an off-ramp from Undesired prescription opioid use. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37484046/ 
• Cannabis Use to manage opioid cravings among people who use unregulated opioids during a drug toxicity crisis. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0955395923001603?via%3Dihub 
• Case Report: Cannabis Substitution Therapy for Prescription Opioid Detoxification. https://www.endocannabinoidmedicine.com/academicarticle/case-report-cannabis-substitution-therapy-for-prescription-opioid-detoxification/
• Cannabidiol reduces nicotine withdrawal severity and state anxiety during an acute e-cigarette abstinence period: A Novel, Open-label study. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/can.2022.0317 
• Cannabidiol as a candidate pharmacotherapy for sleep disturbance in alcohol use disorder. https://academic.oup.com/alcalc/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/alcalc/agad031/7150867?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false 
• The Inhibitory Effect of cannabidiol on the rewarding properties of methamphetamine in part mediates by interacting with the hippocampal D1-like dopamine receptors. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278584623000647 
• People Living in States With Legal Marijuana Have Lower  Rates of Alcohol Use Disorder, Federally Funded Twin Study Finds. https://www.marijuanamoment.net/people-living-in-states-with-legal-marijuana-have-lower-rates-of-alcohol-use-disorder-federally-funded-twin-study-finds/ 
• (2022)
• Relationship between sales of legal medical cannabis and alcohol in Canada. (Armstrong) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168851022003049 
• Medical Cannabis Patients Report Improvements in Health Functioning and Reductions in Opioid use. (Pritchett, et al, 2022) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36168127/ 
• Gene linked to cannabis abuse:  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190618104828.htm
• Cannabinoids and the Microbiota‐Gut‐Brain‐Axis: Emerging Effects of Cannabidiol and Potential Applications to Alcohol Use Disorders:    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acer.14256
• Daily cannabis use lowers odds of using illicit opioids among people who have chronic pain: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191119141233.htm
• Medical Marijuana Research Shows Promise in Lessening Opioid Use & Abuse:  https://scitechdaily.com/medical-marijuana-research-shows-promise-in-lessening-opioid-use-abuse/
• CANNABIS: NOT THE ONLY CAUSE OF CANNABIS WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME:  https://www.projectcbd.org/news/quick-hits/cannabis-withdrawal-causes?utm_source=Project+CBD+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=e12620d33f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_10_22_07_28&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ea5031784e-e12620d33f-6830217
• Evaluation of the effects of CBD hemp extract on opioid use and quality of life indicators in chronic pain patients: a prospective cohort study:  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00325481.2019.1685298
• (2019)
• How These Patients Used Cannabis to Replace Opioids. (news – 2019)
  https://www.civilized.life/articles/how-these-patients-used-cannabis-to-replace-opioids/
• THC Enhances Analgesic Effects Of Opioids In Animal Model (news–2019)  https://norml.org/news/2019/05/16/study-thc-enhances-analgesic-effects-of-opioids-in-animal-model
• Plant-Derived THC/CBD Extracts Reduce Dementia Symptoms Per Study. (news – 2019) https://www.weednews.co/plant-derived-thc-cbd-extracts-reduce-dementia-symptoms-per-study/
• How and Why Cannabis is a Safe Alternative to Opioids for Pain Relief (news–2019) How and Why Cannabis is a Safe Alternative to Opioids for Pain Relief
• 2018
• Unique treatment potential of cannabidiol for the prevention of relapse to drug use: Preclinical Proof of Principal. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6098033/ 
• Cannabis and the Opioid Crisis (interview–2018)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5931647/
• Medical cannabis significantly safer for elderly with chronic pain than opioids: study  (news–2018) https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-medical-cannabis-significantly-safer-elderly.html
• Binge Drinking Rates Drop In States With Recreational Marijuana Laws. (news – 2018)
  https://www.weedworldmagazine.org/2018/04/06/binge-drinking-rates-drop-in-states-with-recreational-marijuana-laws/
• Two New Studies Suggest Opioid Prescriptions Drop in States with Legalized Marijuana.
  (news – 2018) https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/04/04/studies-suggest-opioid-drop-marijuana/
• Off opioids with medical marijuana: Patients turn to pot over pills (news–2018) https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/29/health/medical-marijuana-opioids/index.html
• I Kicked My Opioid Addiction with Marijuana. (news – 2018)
  https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-kicked-my-opioid-addiction-with-marijuana?ref=scroll
• What Is CBD? Marijuana Compound Could Help Smokers Quit by Stopping Intrusive
  Thoughts, Study Finds. (news–2018) https://www.newsweek.com/london-study-cbd-marijuana-smokers-habit-intrusive-thoughts-962445
• Veterans are left out of medical marijuana protections. (news – 2018)
  https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/394083-veterans-are-left-out-of-medical-marijuana-protections
• Medical Marijuana: Can vets grow their own medicine? (news – 2018)
  https://www.foxnews.com/us/medical-marijuana-can-vets-grow-their-own
• Researchers Say Cannabis Can Benefit People with Multiple Sclerosis. (news – 2018)
  https://www.healthline.com/health-news/researchers-say-cannabis-can-benefit-people-with-multiple-sclerosis#1
• Where Marijuana Is Legal, Opioid Prescriptions Fall. (news – 2018)
  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/where-marijuana-is-legal-opioid-prescriptions-fall/
• When It Comes to Medical Marijuana, Veterans Often Have to Improvise. (news – 2018)
  https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/09/02/when-it-comes-medical-marijuana-veterans-often-have-improvise.html
• JAMA: States Move to Substitute Opioids With Medical Marijuana to Quell Epidemic  (news–2018) https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/12/5/1817368/-JAMA-States-Move-to-Substitute-Opioids-With-Medical-Marijuana-to-QuellEpidemic
• May The Force Be With You (news–2018) https://www.uweblesching.com/blog/may-the-force-be-with-you
• Relieving Phantom Pain and Opioid Dependency with Medicinal Marijuana (news–2018)
  https://www.amputee-coalition.org/resources/relieving-phantom-pain-and-opioid-dependency-with-medicinal-marijuana/
• Ade Raphael Used Cannabis to Treat the Pain of Chemotherapy (news–2018)
  https://www.westword.com/marijuana/cannabis-for-cancer-treatment-ade-raphael-used-cannabis-to-treat-the-pain-of-chemotherapy-10400773
• 2017
• Can marijuana ease the opioid epidemic? (news – 2017) http://www.philly.com/philly/health/addiction/Can-marijuana-ease-the-opioid-epidemic.html?amphtml=y
• Veterans Fight for the Right to Free Marijuana (news – 2017) http://www.laweekly.com/news/grow-for-vets-helps-veterans-fight-for-rights-to-free-marijuana-8029507
• A Quarter of American Beer Drinkers Say They’re Switching to Pot (news – 2017) http://time.com/money/4705155/beer-marijuana-pot/
• Could marijuana be a gateway out of drug addiction? (news – 2017) https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/mar/29/could-marijuana-be-a-gateway-out-for-drug-addicts/
• Opioid Overdose Deaths Plummet In States Which Legalized Medical Marijuana (news–2017) https://www.mintpressnews.com/opioid-overdose-deaths-plummet-in-states-which-legalized-medical-marijuana/226417/
• Ex-NOPD officer, with pill addiction kicked, touts marijuana for pain treatment (news–2017) http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_efcc7e0e-26ca-11e7-831f-e7c752eb6d1d.html
• Study: Nationwide medical marijuana laws would save lives – and a billion taxpayer dollars (news–2017) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/04/20/study-nationwide-medical-marijuana-laws-would-save-lives-and-a-billion-taxpayer-dollars/?utm_term=.4a2cf8ca5e42
• Blunt talk: Medical marijuana takes root (news – 2017) https://mountainx.com/news/blunt-talk-medical-marijuana-takes-root/
• Marijuana Treatment And How Smoking Weed Can Help Ease The Crack Epidemic (news–2017) http://www.ibtimes.com/marijuana-treatment-how-smoking-weed-can-help-ease-crack-epidemic-2541194
• The Evidence Is Overwhelming: Cannabis Is an Exit Drug for Major Addictions, Not a Gateway to New Ones (news–2017) http://www.alternet.org/drugs/evidence-overwhelming-cannabis-exit-drug-major-addictions-not-gateway-new-ones
• The Government’s Best Weapon Against Heroin Might Be Marijuana (news–2017) https://finance.yahoo.com/news/governments-best-weapon-against-heroin-163844099.html
• New potential for marijuana: Treating drug addiction (news – 2017) http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/health/addiction-cannabis-harm-reduction/
• Older Women and Medical Marijuana: A New Growth Industry (news – 2017) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/business/retirement/retiring-older-women-marijuana-entrepreneurs.html
• Medical marijuana can help Arizona address opioid problem (news – 2017) http://tucson.com/news/local/columnists/steller/steller-medical-marijuana-can-help-arizona-address-opioid-
• Bas Rutten Believes In A Future Without Pharmaceuticals Thanks To Marijuana And CBD (news – 2017) http://uproxx.com/sports/bas-rutten-cbd-oil-medical-marijuana-green-leaf/
• Marijuana: safer than opioids? (news- 2017) http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/2017/06/09/marijuana-safer-than-opioids/381344001/
• Marijuana ‘prehab’ to treat opioid addiction (news – 2017) http://www.whas11.com/news/marijuana-prehab-to-treat-opioid-addiction/447492035
• Science Calls Out Jeff Sessions on Medical Marijuana and the “Historic Drug Epidemic” (news – 2017) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/science-calls-out-jeff-sessions-on-medical-marijuana-and-the-historic-drug-epidemic/
• Lawsuit challenges Kentucky’s ban on using marijuana for medical purposes (news–2017) http://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article156091284.html
• Marijuana Consumers: Young, Well-Paid, College-Educated (news – 2017) http://247wallst.com/consumer-products/2017/06/27/marijuana-consumers-young-well-paid-college-educated/
• Eaze Insights: The Modern Marijuana Consumer (news/survey results – 2017) https://www.eaze.com/blog/posts/eaze-insights-modern-marijuana-consumer
• Survey: Pain patients overwhelmingly prefer medical marijuana over opioids (news – 2017) https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/survey-pain-patients-overwhelmingly-prefer-medical-marijuana-over-opioids/
• Chelsea Leyland’s Big Crusade for Cannabis (news – 2017) http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a9640704/chelsea-leyland-medical-marijuana-cbd-oil/
• Seniors Buy Fewer Prescription Drugs In States That Have Legalized Marijuana (news – 2017) https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/states-that-have-legalized-marijuana/
• Medical Marijuana States See Big Drop in Drug Prescriptions and Medicare Spending (news – 2017) http://www.laweekly.com/news/medical-marijuana-states-see-big-drop-in-drug-prescriptions-and-medicare-spending-7168951
• Cancer and Kids: Is Medical Marijuana the Answer? (news – 2017) http://www.newsweek.com/2017/07/28/medical-marijuana-pediatric-cancer-637676.html
• The Key To Treating Alcoholism With Medical Marijuana (news – 2017) https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/treating-alcoholism-with-medical-cannabis/
• Medical marijuana used to treat heroin and cocaine addiction at Los Angeles rehab centre (news – 2017) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/medical-marijuana-heroin-cocaine-addiction-treat-los-angeles-rehab-centre-high-sobriety-joe-schrank-a7748626.html
• Why Are More Seniors Using Marijuana? (news – 2017)
  https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-are-more-seniors-using-marijuana#5
• UNM study: Medical marijuana an alternative for opioids. (news – 2017)
  https://www.apnews.com/4c1a8256ebc54916bbddfe400bf45685
• 2016
• Patients, towns want relief from state’s foggy pot rules (news–2016) http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/2016/06/25/patients-towns-want-relief-states-foggy-potrules/86242542/
• Maine could be first state to OK medical marijuana to treat addicts (news–2016)
  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/maine-could-be-first-state-to-ok-medical-pot-to-treat-addicts/
• Cannabis one piece in pain management puzzle (news–2016) http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/cannabis-one-piece-in-pain-management-puzzle
• Mixing pot and tobacco increases dependence risk (news–2016) http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/07/06/Mixing-pot-and-tobacco-increases-dependencerisk/8041467788885/
• Opioid Use Decreases in States that Legalize Medical Marijuana (news – 2016) http://naturalsociety.com/states-legalize-medical-marijuana-opioid-use-decreases-5812/
• Big Pharma’s Concerned About These Marijuana Stats (news–2016) http://www.attn.com/stories/9986/medical-marijuana-reduces-painkiller-abuse
• After medical marijuana legalized, Medicare prescriptions drop for many drugs (news–2016) https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/07/07/npr-medical-marijuana
• Fentanyl maker fights pot legalization (news–2016) http://www.boulderweekly.com/features/fentanyl-maker-fights-pot-legalization/
• Cannabis Makes up 22% of Canadian Veteran Drug Payments (news–2016) http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/cannabis-veterans-drug-payments-1.3598954
• Could Medical Cannabis Break the Painkiller Epidemic? (news–2016) http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-medical-cannabis-break-the-painkiller-epidemic/
• Medical marijuana reduces use of opioid pain meds, decreases risk for some with chronic pain (news – 2016) http://ns.umich.edu/new/releases/23622-medical-marijuana-reduces-use-of-opioid-pain-meds-decreases-risk-for-some-with-chronic-pain
• My Life-Changing Visit to a Cannabis Clinic (news – 2016) https://thebolditalic.com/my-life-changing-visit-to-a-cannabis-clinic-f14e12c1cb90
• Does medical marijuana reduce need for other meds? (news – 2016) http://www.webmd.com/news/20160706/does-medical-marijuana-reduce-need-for-other-meds
• A New Test of Pot’s Potential to Replace Painkillers (news – 2016) https://www.yahoo.com/news/test-pots-potential-replace-painkillers-093000825.html
• 2015
• CANNABIS ISSUE COVER FEATURE: LOBEL PRIZE (news–2015) https://digboston.com/cannabis-issue-cover-feature-lobel-prize/
• Is it time to legalize marijuana in sports? (news–2015) http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/01/marijuana-sports-opioids-arguments-kyle-turley/
• Marijuana Might Actually be an Anti-Gateway Drug (news–2015) http://www.attn.com/stories/2378/medical-marijuana-anti-gateway-drug
• Doctors pioneer pot as an opioid substitute (news–2015) http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/10/doctors_pioneer_pot_as_an_opioid_substitute
• People Who Smoke Weed Are Losing Weight Because They’re Not Drinking Booze (news–2015) http://news.yahoo.com/people-smoke-weed-losing-weight-193318835.html
• Study: Patients Substitute Cannabis For Booze, Prescription Drugs (news–2015) http://norml.org/news/2015/10/08/study-patients-substitute-cannabis-for-booze-prescription-drugs
• Former U.S. Marine starts campaign to raise awareness of overmedication of veterans (news – 2015) http://globalnews.ca/news/2065096/former-u-s-marine-starts-campaign-to-raise-awareness-of-overmedication-of-veterans/
• 2014
• State Medical Marijuana Laws Linked to Lower Prescription Overdose Deaths (news–2014) http://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2014/state-medical-marijuana-laws-linked-to-lower-prescription-overdose-deaths.html
• Pot’s a Pain for Painkillers (news–2014)  http://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/pots-a-pain-for-painkillers/Content?oid=2718796
• 2013
• Hashing It Out In Ohio With The Martha Stewart Of Marijuana (interview–2013) http://blog.themobilityresource.com/blog/post/cheryl-shuman-tours-with-the-ohio-rights-group
• From Alive to Living: Disabilities Treated with Medical Marijuana (news–2013) http://theleafonline.com/c/lifestyle/2013/12/from-alive-to-living-disabilities-treated-with-medical-marijuana/
• Secret “Sober” Pot Smokers (news–2013) http://www.thefix.com/content/secret-%E2%80%9Csober%E2%80%9D-pot-users2030
• Colombia’s controversial cure for coke addicts: Give them marijuana (news–2013) http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/06/03/colombias_controversial_cure_for_coke_addicts_give_them_marijuana.html
• Study: Cannabis Compound Reduces Cigarette Consumption In Tobacco Smokers (news – 2013) http://norml.org/news/2013/07/03/study-cannabis-compound-reduces-cigarette-consumption-in-tobacco-smokers
• Some shocking results: A woman replaced 40 medications with raw cannabis juice (news–2013) http://huttriverofnz.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/1604/
• 2011
• Why Medical Marijuana Laws Reduce Traffic Deaths (news-2011) http://healthland.time.com/2011/12/02/why-medical-marijuana-laws-reduce-traffic-deaths/
• Can marijuana curb cocaine addiction? (news–2011) http://theweek.com/article/index/217709/can-marijuana-curb-cocaine-addiction
• 2010
• Marijuana could be an “exit drug” (news/forum repost-2010) http://www.420magazine.com/forums/international-cannabis-news/118973-marijuana-could-exit-drug.html