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    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 10 21:09:14 2025
    With more Americans able to access legalized marijuana, fewer are
    picking up prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications - new research

    In states where both medical and recreational marijuana are legal,
    fewer patients are filling prescriptions for medications used to treat
    anxiety. That is the key finding of my recent study, published in the
    journal JAMA Network Open.

    I am an applied policy researcher who studies the economics of risky
    behaviors and substance use within the United States. My collaborators
    and I wanted to understand how medical and recreational marijuana laws
    and marijuana dispensary openings have affected the rate at which
    patients fill prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications among people
    who have private medical insurance.

    https://theconversation.com/with-more-americans-able-to-access-legalized-marijuana-fewer-are-picking-up-prescriptions-for-anti-anxiety-medications-new-research-244646

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Jan 12 20:19:16 2025
    On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 01:01:45 -0500, Auric Hellman
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    The old days would recommend either therapy only or drink.

    IIRC in the 1970s, Valium was Rx quite a bit until 1980s when research indicated Valium's addiction aspect.

    "The gendered cultural meanings of diazepam (Valium), a well-known benzodiazepine, was cemented in the 1966 Rolling Stones' song
    "Mother's little helper"

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  • From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to Auric Hellman on Sun Jan 12 22:32:25 2025
    On 1/12/2025 1:01 AM, Auric Hellman wrote:

    For those prone to addiction, the legalization of marijuana along with
    the ease one has getting a prescription for a benzodiazepine can be a nightmare. They not only wind up with a case of anxiety made worse by
    the abuse of medication, but also have a drug dependency to deal with.
    The old days would recommend either therapy only or drink.

    Drinking alcohol is far more addictive than marijuana. I've never met a pothead addicted, but there are plenty of alcoholics out there.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Jan 13 07:21:14 2025
    On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 22:32:25 -0500, Michael Trew
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    Drinking alcohol is far more addictive than marijuana.

    AI Overview

    Yes, alcohol is more addictive than marijuana:

    Risk of addiction
    The risk of addiction to marijuana is lower than the risk of
    addiction to alcohol, tobacco, or opioids. In the United States, the
    lifetime risk of developing a dependence on marijuana is around 9%,
    compared to 15% for alcohol, 23% for heroin, and 32% for nicotine.

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Jan 14 03:08:08 2025
    On 2025-01-13, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:
    On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 01:01:45 -0500, Auric Hellman
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    The old days would recommend either therapy only or drink.

    IIRC in the 1970s, Valium was Rx quite a bit until 1980s when research indicated Valium's addiction aspect.

    "The gendered cultural meanings of diazepam (Valium), a well-known benzodiazepine, was cemented in the 1966 Rolling Stones' song
    "Mother's little helper"

    Jackie is just speeding away
    Thought she was James Dean for a day
    Then I guess she had to crash
    Valium would've helped that bash

    -- Lou Reed, Take a Walk on the Wild Side (1972)

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