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Drinking lots coffee while smoking marijuana can cause people to become more addicted to the drug, according to a new study.

This may be because caffeine enhances the euphoria associated with smoking cannabis.

But scientists say it all depends on how much coffee you drink. 

 

The same research found that small amounts could actually help combat cannabis addiction, by putting you off the drug altogether.

‘The discovery does provide some fascinating insights into the workings of the brain, and why humans find coffee and marijuana so enjoyable,’ Dr Gary Wenk, who was not involved in the research, explains on the Oxford University Press' blog.

‘Their euphoric effects might be related to each other.’

A study by the Integrative National Institute on Drug Abuse tested monkeys who were addicted to the active ingredient in marijuana, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

The monkeys were able to freely self-administer as much or little of...

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