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Cannabis can for some people trigger paranoia and anxiety. Make sure that you find yourself in an a safe space. Also make sure that you start slowly with only 1 or 2 puffs if you are inexperienced. 🤗

Stronger cannabis is usually associated with higher risks of psychosis and addiction, daily use is therefore not recommended. Eating or va**ng cannabis can be better for lung health, but with eating you have to be careful about the amount. 🤏

Mixing cannabis with alcohol will heighten the effect of THC which could cause you to become more disoriented. Avoid combining cannabis with psychedelics as it significantly increases the psychedelic effects. 🤖

For our final post of the week about alcohol we are presenting a risk-profile collected from Rusopplysningen. For a more comprehensive view we highly recommend their website which we have included at the end of all our infographics this week.

⚖️ Alcohol is the one of the most harmful, both for the individual and for society. Alcohol is harmful for your liver, brain and heart. Of course, the risks depends on dosage, how often you use, how you use it, and there are some gendered differences.

🧬 The risk of addiction is relatively high, both due to the fact it is socially acceptable, but also do to its effects on the brain. Psychological and biological factors are also at play.

😠 Alcohol is strongly associated with aggression and violence. The risk dependent on dosage, and a blood alcohol content over 1,0 gives less impulse control and less ability to understand the situation.

🕺🏻🥴 Alcohol is the most commonly used drug after caffeine. In smaller dosages it is an “upper” that makes you feel more awake, relaxed and social. In higher dosages the risks increase, on your organs, but also the risk of aggression or out of character behavior.

🐣🏂 Alcohol is a culturally important drug and for many it is a big part of the upcoming holidays.

📝 🥂 It can be enjoyed in ways that reduce the risks and this week we will post some infographics about this commonly used drug.