Study Contests Use of Smoked Cannabis in Treatment of Cocaine Addiction (IMAGE)

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Study Contests Use of Smoked Cannabis in Treatment of Cocaine Addiction

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Researchers in Brazil evaluated cocaine and crack addicts undergoing rehabilitation for six months and observed a higher relapse rate and worse cognitive impairment among patients who smoked cannabis to try to mitigate their craving for cocaine.

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