Does cannabis complement or substitute alcohol consumption? A systematic review of human and animal studies

C Risso, S Boniface… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Whether alcohol and cannabis complement or substitute each other has been
studied for over two decades. In the changing cannabis policy landscape, debates are …

[HTML][HTML] Patterns of cannabis and alcohol co-use: Substitution versus complementary effects

RL Gunn, ER Aston, J Metrik - Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PURPOSE The purpose of this review is to discuss the literature regarding the concurrent
use (co-use) of alcohol and cannabis and competing hypotheses as to whether cannabis …

Substitution and complementarity of alcohol and cannabis: A review of the literature

MS Subbaraman - Substance use & misuse, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Whether alcohol and cannabis are used as substitutes or complements
remains debated, and findings across various disciplines have not been synthesized to date …

Can cannabis be considered a substitute medication for alcohol?

MS Subbaraman - Alcohol and Alcoholism, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aims: Substituting cannabis for alcohol may reduce drinking and related problems among
alcohol-dependent individuals. Some even recommend prescribing medical cannabis to …

Cannabis as a substitute for alcohol and other drugs: A dispensary-based survey of substitution effect in Canadian medical cannabis patients

P Lucas, A Reiman, M Earleywine… - Addiction Research & …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background: This article examines the subjective impact of medical cannabis on the use of
both licit and illicit substances via self-report from 404 medical cannabis patients recruited …

Co-use of alcohol and cannabis: A review

AM Yurasek, ER Aston, J Metrik - Current addiction reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the
existing literature on the relationship between the co-use of cannabis and alcohol including …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the use of cannabis as a substitute for prescription drugs in a convenience sample

SL Kvamme, MM Pedersen, K Rømer Thomsen… - Harm reduction …, 2021 - Springer
Background The use of cannabis as medicine (CaM) both prescribed and non-prescribed
has increased markedly in the last decade, mirrored in a global shift in cannabis policy …

A safer alternative: Cannabis substitution as harm reduction

N Lau, P Sales, S Averill, F Murphy… - Drug and alcohol …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction and Aims Substitution is operationalised as a conscious choice made
by users to use one drug instead of, or in conjunction with another based on: perceived …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabis as a substitute for alcohol and other drugs

A Reiman - Harm Reduction Journal, 2009 - Springer
Background Substitution can be operationalized as the conscious choice to use one drug
(legal or illicit) instead of, or in conjunction with, another due to issues such as: perceived …

Substituting cannabis for prescription drugs, alcohol and other substances among medical cannabis patients: The impact of contextual factors

P Lucas, Z Walsh, K Crosby, R Callaway… - Drug and alcohol …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction and Aims Recent years have witnessed increased attention to how
cannabis use impacts the use of other psychoactive substances. The present study …