Can Medical Marijuana Be Used to Treat Alcoholism?
Alcoholism is one of the most devastating diseases that is responsible for the deaths ofapproximately 88,000 people a year, not to mention the 9,967 deaths due to alcohol-impaired driving according to statistic. Alcoholism, or alcohol use disorder (AUD) has several symptoms, such as drinking more than intended; inability to quit despite the desire to do so; craving; and, perhaps the most dangerous (if you are a heavy drinker) is potentially deadly withdrawal effects just to name a few. Several pharmaceutical treatments have been designed to treat alcoholism, such as naltrexone, acamprosate, disulfiram, and topiramate. According to a 2018 review published…