{"componentChunkName":"component---common-build-question-tags-template-js","path":"/question-tag/alcohol/2","result":{"data":{"allQuestion":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Question_9052-markdown","title":"Can a tincture offer stress relief vs alcohol?","slug":"can-a-tincture-offer-stress-relief-vs-alcohol","content":"\"After a long stressful day at work, then a workout at the gym, I like to come home and have a beer or a glass of wine to take the edge off.  Instead of doing that, is there a suggested tincture to help w/ relief?  If so, what ratio is recommended?\"\n_____________________\nHi there, The short answer to your Q is that yes, cannabis can help reduce stress and promote relaxation, and what research there is that's available now calls out cannabis as a safer alternative than alcohol. See our article linked below. Re: what ratio of a sublingual tincture to consume--that really depends. Every person has a unique biochemistry and endocannabinoid system so what works for one person won't necessarily work for another. Experimenting with various ratios is part and parcel of figuring out what works best for you. For example, I have a few sublingual tinctures I use for different reasons--a high CBD one (18:1) as a daily preventative for migraines, a 1:1 CBD:THC when I'm having migraine attacks (which I use in conjunction w/ a 1:2 vape pen) and a 3:1 CBD:THC tincture I use from time to time. In terms of relaxation, I find a 2.5 mg Kiva petra mint at night to be helpful. Whatever you decide, you'll want to start low and go slow, especially if your tincture is a THC dominant product. \n\nlyp\n_____________________\nAlcohol can have \"stress relieving\" effects, but those effects come at a well known cost.  Cannabis has a much better toxicity profile, essentially none (although taking too much can be temporarily unpleasant), and can reliably produce stress relieving effects.  I highly recommend learning to use it that way as an alternative to alcohol.  The cannabinoid ratio is clearly important in producing the character of the effects, but other important bioactive compounds, like essential oils, also contribute.  This is sometimes termed the \"entourage effect,\" and may explain why some people find whole plant preparations superior to extracts.  Balancing THC with CBD is very important to prevent overstimulation, but beyond that advice it is very much a matter of cautious experimentation to find a preparation that suits the individual.  And it is useful to remember that combining cannabis and alcohol can produce additive sedation or other undesirable effects, so should be avoided or done with extra caution.  \n\ndrelkind","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9022-markdown","title":"What are the effects of alcohol and cbd oil?","slug":"what-are-the-effects-of-alcohol-and-cbd-oil","content":"\n_____________________\nHi there! This is an interesting question that has previously been addressed by Dr. Sharon Olson; please check out her answer here:\n\nashleigh","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_8714-markdown","title":"Hello. What is the carrier oil, or is it alcohol based?","slug":"hello-what-is-the-carrier-oil-or-is-it-alcohol-based","content":"\n_____________________\nHi there! What product were you referring to?\n\nmelissa","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_8648-markdown","title":"Is it safe to have alcohol with cvs on a long flight","slug":"is-it-safe-to-have-alcohol-with-cvs-on-a-long-flight","content":"","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_7670-markdown","title":"How do I make my own tincture?  ","slug":"how-do-i-make-my-own-tincture","content":"\n_____________________\nPlease check out this article we wrote on the topic of making your own tinctures: https://www.hellomd.com/health-wellness/diy-make-a-high-cbd-cannabis-tincture\n\nashleigh","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_10083-markdown","title":"How much marijuana can I consume without being arrested for driving under the influence?","slug":"how-much-marijuana-can-i-consume-without-being-arrested-for-driving-under-the-influence","content":"\"Is there any way to test this accurately? I am concerned about the risk of DUI. Can you please compare to alcohol consumption?\"\n_____________________\nThe police do not stop you because you've had alcohol or cannabis they stop you because you're driving is erratic and then they administer a sobriety test. If you fail the Sobriety test you would be arrested. A breathalyzer test test you for alcohol intoxication but so far we do not have a reliable cannabis breathalyzer test but that does not keep you from being arrested. There was one case, the person admitted to using cannabis before driving but that person was tested and was not impaired at all, yet was still arrested. When the case made it to court the judge threw the case out because the Police had no reason to arrest someone who was not impaired.\nYou must always know how cannabis affects you before you get in the car and drive because it is illegal to drive under the influence if you are impaired. Know the laws and know your Cannabis and how it affects you before you get in the car to drive and if you plan to be stoned, appoint a designated driver or use Uber or Lift but you never want the mess or the legal problem that come with a DUI.\nAlcohol and cannabis cannot be compared because they are completely different drugs and cannot be compared as if they were the same.\n\ndrolson","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9942-markdown","title":"Can cannabis make your face and/or body feel numb?","slug":"can-cannabis-make-your-face-and-or-body-feel-numb","content":"\"I drank a small quantity, half a glass (2.5 mls of a 5 milligram serving size), of a tincture that had caffeine (mate), maca and cannabis in it. Supposedly a lovely morning/daytime working & focus mix. Yeah, no. \n\nNow my skin feels numb. If I pinch myself, I can't feel it. So weird! I've had the same feeling happen on occasion with alcohol, or with triptans (migraine medication). But never on this scale.\n\nSo weird. \nHard to type with numb fingers. \n\"\n_____________________\nIt is possible that a 5mg serving is a high dose for you and that your extremities might have felt a little different - but to go completely numb is a bit of a strange occurrence. \n\nIt is possible that you might be having an allergic reaction. \n\nI would recommend speaking to a doctor about this sensation as the feeling of numbness can be attributed to other conditions such as poor blood circulation for example.\n\nBartSmart","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9647-markdown","title":"Has anybody used Foria while drinking alcohol?","slug":"has-anybody-used-foria-while-drinking-alcohol","content":"\n_____________________\nI'm sure that someone has! Wether it interferes with the effects of Foria depends on how much alcohol you have used. Since Foria Pleasure is a product that is applied to the vagina and Foria Explore is a rectal suppository, it should not effect the most common effect that alcohol can have in a man, that of inability to obtain a erection. The effects of Foria on a woman might be enhanced with a modest amount of alcohol,l but there is a large amount of individual variation on the effects of Foria as well as alcohol.\n\nPerry Solomon, MD","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_7532-markdown","title":"Tinctures - Newbie here... ","slug":"tinctures-newbie-here","content":"\"I bought Bhutan Mendo Focus 1:1 for my first tincture. It is alcohol based and burns my mouth, so I put it in some cranberry juice (1dropper full). With this kind of consumption, isn't that just the same as an edible?\n\nWith my lack of knowledge, I thought tinctures were like putting a couple drops under your tongue not an entire dropper full... is this different by brand?\n\"\n_____________________\nHi there!\n\nTinctures can be a great way to medicate and come in different formulations...if you don't like the feeling of an alcohol base, look for tinctures that are made with sesame oil or glycerine, etc.\n\nBecause tinctures are mostly absorbed sublingually (you should hold/swish in your mouth for a few seconds before swallowing)  you typically feel the effects sooner than an edible which is processed through the liver and can take up to 60-90 minutes to feel the full effect. \n\nLastly, most tinctures are dosed using the entire dropper so it depends on the effect you are looking for....you can effectively microdose using just a few drops.\nHope that helps!\nYours in Health ~\nDenise\nwww.cannabizon.com\n\ndeniseb","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_7341-markdown","title":"Can I purchase from you with an AZ MM ID?","slug":"can-i-purchase-from-you-with-an-az-mm-id","content":"\"I have diagnosed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Endometriosis, Interstitial Cystitis and, sadly, a couple more. The worst symptom of all these, combined, is chronic insomnia.  I typically don't fall asleep until 2:30-4:30am, sometimes I don't fall asleep at all and will watch the sunrise. This is after taking multiple types of meds (antihistamine, melatonin, benzos, etc) at about 10:30 at night. I don't drink alcohol or caffeine, nor do I nap during the day, in the hopes that I am able to actually sleep at bedtime.  Nothing works and I'm very concerned about the amount of medication that I'm taking.\n\nI haven't been anywhere near any type of cannabis for almost 30yrs, so I have no clue where to start.  \n\nMy first question is; I live in AZ.  If I am able to obtain an ID card here, am I able to consult and purchase from you?\"\n_____________________\nWe do not sell any cannabis products but we do keep you informed about cannabis products especially from our cannabis partners and you will see those advertised on our website.\nIn order to purchase products from California, you must be in California because I don't think any cannabis company will ship across state lines. To obtain a California recommendation you must be physically present in California at the time of your interview.\nIn order to answer your question regarding your chronic insomnia, you would have to pose the question as a new one since I can only answer once for your current question.\nI would like to know what treatment plan you're using currently that isn't working. Are you doing Sativa followed by Indica? If so, you're just bumping your THC up over and over again and stimulating your brain. When you are doing Sativa and you want to go to sleep, add a healthy dose of CBD and it will combine with a high THC in the Sativa to make an Indica. If you go to sleep and can't stay asleep then you may need CBN. If you have a stressful day I doing courage that you use CBD through the day to help with your sleep at night.\nIf you need additional information, please send it in another question or you can wait and see if I other doctors and answers this question you have posed.\n\ndrolson","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_7337-markdown","title":"Great site, I wouldike to use nly highcbdfor pain, inflamation etc.","slug":"great-site-i-wouldike-to-use-nly-highcbdfor-pain-inflamation-etc","content":"\"I have a job that require me to have and maintain a CCW. What is my best option for getting MMJ without  card? This s frustrating as I found my docs an VA will give me morphine like candy. I got off it with mmj as well as tranqs and a  long list of other meds. The feds would rather let me carry with alcohol and morphine than mmj. blood tests are not a problem.\"\n_____________________\nTry topical cannabis. You do not mention the type of pain you are experiencing but I have found the topical CBD to work for almost everything including abdominal pain. If you are experiencing back pain be sure to check your Vitamin D level because most people are deficient in does contribute to pain problems in the body especially  structural.\nI am a bit confused by your question because in one place you ask for only high CBD but in another place you ask for MMJ without a card and that would imply that you might be using THC and you stay you have used MMJ before, so what changed?\nI didn't know that blood work was a required portion for CCW permit or are you concerned that if an incident happened you will be blood tested then?  To not have a recommendation and be found with cannabis in your blood might be much more serious then if you did have a medical recommendation but since I have never applied for CCW maybe your employer requires blood testing.\n\ndrolson","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_7246-markdown","title":"How does alcohol effect you, when taking CBD?","slug":"how-does-alcohol-effect-you-when-taking-cbd","content":"\n_____________________\nIt is always wise to keep your alcohol intake down to 2 drinks maximum for an evening since most people can maintain self-control but when alcohol is combined with other drugs it usually takes human clinical testing to determine the exact results. One test done on alcohol intake with cannabidiol (CBD) produced the following:\n\"Compared to placebo, alcohol and alcohol plus CBD, but not CBD alone, produced significant impairments of motor and psychomotor performances, overestimations of time production and subjective responses indicating an accurate self-perception of their intoxication and deficits. The combination of alcohol plus CBD resulted in significantly lower blood alcohol levels compared to alcohol given alone, however, there were few differences observed between the pharmacological effects of the two alcohol conditions. Thus, the inactivity of CBD, a major marijuana constituent, on motor and mental performance and effects also extends to its interaction with alcohol.\" \nPsychopharmacology (Berl). 1979;66(1):45-50.\nInteraction of cannabidiol and alcohol in humans.\nConsroe P, Carlini EA, Zwicker AP, Lacerda LA.\nIn other words, you're safe if you stick with your CBD Cannabis but it is best to not mix it with alcohol because you could become impaired especially in terms of your reaction time and that's when accidents can happen.\n\ndrolson\n_____________________\n@\n\nevankligman\n_____________________\nIt is quite common, although not advised in my opionion, to consume alcohol while also consuming marijuana. In a recent research study, readily available on PubMed, there was a study released on the interaction of cannabidiol, or CBD, with alcohol. In this study it was shown that when a person consumed alcohol with CBD, there was \"significant impairments of motor and psychomotor performances, overestimations of time production and subjective responses indicating an accurate self-perception of their intoxication and deficits\". Interestingly, when combined with alcohol, CBD resulted in far lower blood alcohol levels as well. \n\nThe other thing that may affect how you do if consuming CBD and alcohol, is your method of ingestion. Anecdotally, some people have reported they feel more impairment when vaping CBD. This may possibly be due to the fact, that there may be a ratio of CBD to THC as well. It is well known that the effect of THC is magnified when consuming alcohol. This is due to the fact that THC is dissolved by alcohol and essentially doubles the amount! In a recent study,\"Interaction with other drugs: metabolic interaction\", it also showed that when cannabis and alcohol are consumed together the effects are longer lasting.  \n\nPersonally, it seems that recent research indicates that consuming alcohol and cannabis together are not a good combination, whether it be CBD or THC.\n\nThese comments represent my opinions, I am not a doctor. I hope this helps, Pamela\n\n\npamelahadfield","image":null}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":12,"skip":12,"numPages":3,"currentPage":2,"id":4931,"name":"Alcohol","slug":"alcohol","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}