Smoking And Drinking: What Impact Will Changes In Marijuana Policy Have On Alcohol ...

Marijuana has gone from a substance used exclusively by those associated with the counterculture to a somewhat mainstream drug. It’s been medicalized, legalized, and decriminalized in many places across the U.S., and most of the associated research has focused on how various legalization policies impact access to and use of the drug. But gauging the effect of a formerly illicit drug is no easy task, as highlighted by a new study out of the University of Washington, which sought to know how legalization affects the use of alcohol — America’s favorite drug.

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Adults in the U.S. imbibe to various degrees, with 56.9 percent drinking at least once per month. Alcohol abuse has grown into a monstrous problem; alcohol related deaths are the highest they’ve been in 35 years, and drinking accounts for almost one-third of all driving fatalities annually.

“We chose to focus on alcohol because even relatively small changes...

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