Can Marijuana Help Recovering Crack Addicts?
One of the common arguments against the legalization of marijuana is that it can be a “gateway” drug, leading to the abuse of “harder” drugs such as heroin, cocaine, crack, and methamphetamines. This theory persists despite evidence that poverty is a much stronger prediction of hard drug use and the fact that evidence from the National Institutes of Health and many others shows that the vast majority of marijuana users don’t go on to use harder drugs. A recent study in BMC Public Health took the issue in a different direction: What if marijuana could be beneficial for people currently using crack cocaine? The study authors, who are affiliated with the Department of Preventive Medicine, Brazilian Center of Information on Psychotropic Drugs, took a look at the connection between crack users who also use marijuana to see if their reasons for combining both drugs could lead to some clinical...
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