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Facts

Using Weed

  • Long-term use of marijuana and alcohol can make it difficult to focus. 1
  • Using marijuana as a teen can permanently change how your brain works, even after you stop using. 2
  • Marijuana use can make it harder to remember. 3
  • Marijuana users who began use as teens, rather than as adults, show greater decline in IQ. 2
  • Underage drinking can alter impulse control and lower inhibitions. 4
  • Teens who drink heavily have a higher chance of experiencing memory problems. 5
  • High-school seniors who smoke marijuana are 65% more likely to get into a car crash than those who don’t smoke. 6

Mixing Prescription Stimulants and Alcohol

  • Mixing prescription stimulants like Adderall® with alcohol can beat up your brain, and keep your body from telling your brain you’re overdoing it. 7
  • Mixing prescription stimulants with alcohol can have negative effects like seizures and panic attacks. 8
  • Mixing can also lead to heart issues like heart palpitations and irregular heartbeat. 9

REFERENCES

  • 1 Volkow, N. D., Baler, R. D., Compton, W. M., & Weiss, S. R. (2014). Adverse health effects of marijuana use. New England Journal of Medicine, 370(23), 2219-2227.
    Field, M., Wiers, R. W., Christiansen, P., Fillmore, M. T., & Verster, J. C. (2010). Acute Alcohol Effects on Inhibitory Control and Implicit Cognition: Implications for Loss of Control Over Drinking. Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 34(8), 1346–1352. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01218.
  • 2 Meier, M. H., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Harrington, H., Houts, R., Keefe, R. S., … & Moffitt, T. E. (2012). Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(40), E2657-E2664.
  • 3 Volkow, N. D., Baler, R. D., Compton, W. M., & Weiss, S. R. (2014). Adverse health effects of marijuana use. New England Journal of Medicine, 370(23), 2219-2227.
  • 4 López-Caneda, E., Rodríguez Holguín, S., Cadaveira, F., Corral, M., & Doallo, S. (2013). Impact of alcohol use on inhibitory control (and vice versa) during adolescence and young adulthood: a review. Alcohol and alcoholism, 49(2), 173-181.
  • 5 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2017). Alcohol and public health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Retrieved 11 September 2018 from https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/underage-drinking.htm
  • 6 National Institute on Drug Abuse. (n.d.). Drugged Driving. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/sites/default/files/infographic-druggeddriving.pdf
  • 7 Adderall and Alcohol. (n.d.). Retrieved December 08, 2020, from https://www.drugrehab.com/addiction/alcohol/risks-of-mixing-alcohol/adderall/
  • 8 Egan, K., Reboussin, B., Blocker, J., Wolfson, M., & Sutfin, E. (2013, July 1). Simultaneous use of non-medical ADHD prescription stimulants and alcohol among undergraduate students. Retrieved December 08, 2020, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3644523/
  • 9 Mixing Adderall and Alcohol: What Are the Effects? (n.d.). Retrieved December 08, 2020, from https://www.alcohol.org/mixing-with/adderall/
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