Scientists in Canada are using marijuana to reduce crack cocaine use

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http://www.businessinsider.com/marijuana-reduce-crack-use-2017-5

M-J Milloy and M. Eugenia Socias, The Conversation

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Despite the estimated 14 to 21 million cocaine users worldwide, the majority of whom live in Brazil and the United States, scientists have yet to find an effective medical treatment for helping people who wish to decrease problematic use of the drug.

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Now Canadian scientists are working on an unconventional substitution for it.

Research done by the BC Centre on Substance Use in Vancouver shows that using cannabis may enable people to consume less crack. Could marijuana become to crack what methadone is to heroin – a legal, safe and effective substitute drug that reduces cravings and other negative impacts of problematic drug use?

Between 2012 and 2015, our team surveyed more than 100 crack cocaine users in the city’s Downtown Eastside and Downtown South neighbourhoods. These are poor areas where crack is common among people who use drugs. We found that people who intentionally used cannabis to control their crack use showed a marked decline in crack consumption, with the proportion of people reporting daily use dropping from 35% to less than 20%.


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[applegrove]

1. Some Canadian oil exec from canada talked about how marijuana

would be dangerous for their employees working in highly technical and dangerous jobs. I Don't think there is much of a hangover. I think rich ceos want to have people worrying about work evenings and weekends. Worry makes for more creativity. Marijuana goes against working on work problems at home on your time off.

[jberryhill]

2. How would having a bunch of stoned scientists reduce crack use?

I don't think crack users care one way or another whether scientists are using marijuana.

[applegrove]

3. LOL!

[safeinOhio]

4. Our Attorney General may try to reduce pot smoking

by using crack.

Not sure what he is smoking.