Does Legalizing Marijuana Affect Alcohol and Other Drug Use?

Podcast: Public Health On Call · The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Opublikowano: 2026-09-11

About this episode: New research examines the relationship between the legalization of medicinal or recreational cannabis and patterns of alcohol, tobacco, and opioid use. In this episode: Lead author of the study, Sarah Windle, explains what her team's systematic review, published in the Milbank Quarterly, can tell us about whether legal cannabis is being used to substitute or to complement other substances. Guest: Sarah Windle, MPH, is a PhD student in epidemiology at McGill University. Host: Dr. Josh Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in Health Policy and Management, a pediatrician, and former secretary...