How Marijuana Use Can Increase Your Risk for an Alcohol Overdose
- Nov 7, 2019
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How Marijuana Use Can Increase Your Risk for an Alcohol Overdose
A new study found that when people use alcohol and drugs together, their risk for an alcohol overdose increases.
The study looked at 660 patients who had experienced alcohol poisoning, passing out, or blacking out events, and found only 20 percent had been using alcohol alone.
The most common drug used in combination with alcohol users who experienced an alcohol overdose was marijuana.
When used in combination with alcohol, several drugs have the power to increase alcohol intake beyond what a person would normally consume.
This combination can also cause overdose symptoms to be more severe than they would with alcohol alone
