Why You Shouldn’t Mix Booze and Weed

Some drug users like to combine booze with weed without realizing their side-effects. Yes, these drugs may sound pleasant to them; however, combining the two can lead one to engage in unusual or risky behaviours. Not all booze and weed users react the same way to these two; still, it’s crucial to remember the possible results of mixing booze and weed.

Mingling Booze and Weed:

The research works are limited concerning the effects of consuming booze alongside weed (marijuana or cannabis) for the long-term. At present, the following six effects have come to light:

• Shifts in Judgment: Both booze and weed have an influence on the person’s judgment, and if you consume the two together, their effects intensify and can lead you to blackouts, memory loss, and take unwanted risks. People consuming booze and weed together are at more risk than those users who only drink booze.

• Dehydration: Both booze and weed can lead you to suffer dehydration. Booze is a water pill; thus, it can lead its users to produce more urine while getting dehydrated at the same time. Weed having intense effects can lead its consumers to Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), causing nausea, vomiting, and dehydration. You can judge from this; using booze and weed together means you will feel dehydrated all the time.

• Mental Damage: Researches debate that heavy booze usage can cause poor mental health, and unsuggested weed dosage can lead to psychiatric illnesses. If you use both booze and weed as a mixture, your mind may end up in a state you don’t want.

• Physical Health Risks: Combining booze with weed can lead to problems with your gastrointestinal system, heart, immune system, kidneys, and liver. It’s an obvious health risk to combine alcohol and weed.
• Reduced Cognitive Function: The more weed and booze you consume, the more cognitive decline you suffer. Mixing the two can also lead to poor attention & memory and reduced IQ; specifically, in the brain. As per researchers: ‘Heavy weed users who drink booze have poorer cognitive functioning than users who only drink booze.’ One’s driving performance can also get affected if he or she consumes booze and weed simultaneously. 

• Dependency: The more you consume weed and booze at the same time, the more you become dependent on these two drugs. High consumption can also augment the risk of overdose. According to one study: ‘People who use booze and weed together like to drink booze more often.’

What Will Happen If You Smoke Weed After Drinking Booze?

The effects of weed can intensify in this case because booze supplements the absorption of THC, a primary psychoactive substance that is present in weed.

What Will Happen If You Drink Booze After Smoking Weed?

Drinking after you’ve been smoking weed delays the feeling of inebriation which most often leads to only drinking more – Which is not a good thing.

Conclusion:

Consuming weed and booze together can enhance the effects of both of these drugs. Thus, it’s safer either to use one of the two at one time. However, if you use these two drugs as a mixture, you should consult a doctor to know how much you can use by mixing the two so that their effects don’t intensify. Lastly, doctors recommend the proper dosage of drugs like weed or alcohol to medical patients for their betterment; thus, everyone shouldn’t think that they can also consume these drugs the same way; as medical patients consume.