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We know that smoking pot can change your mind,<\/p>\n

That alcohol can wreck not just your life;<\/p>\n

A link between the two has been defined:<\/p>\n

More ganja leads to more drinking and strife.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

That alcohol can wreck not just your life<\/p>\n

Is something that surrounds us every day;<\/p>\n

More ganja leads to more drinking and strife,<\/p>\n

With every spliff your guidance ebbs away.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Is something that surrounds us every day<\/p>\n

At blame for our ineptitude to stop?<\/p>\n

With every spliff your guidance ebbs away;<\/p>\n

You need to sate your thirst with one more drop.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

At blame for our ineptitude to stop:<\/p>\n

To some extent the bulk of hash you choke;<\/p>\n

You need to sate your thirst with one more drop,<\/p>\n

That you will not be quenched is habit\u2019s joke.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

To some extent the bulk of hash you choke<\/p>\n

Will increase your dependence on the drink;<\/p>\n

That you will not be quenched is habit\u2019s joke,<\/p>\n

Into arms of dependence you will sink.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Will increase your dependence on the drink?<\/p>\n

A link between the two has been defined.<\/p>\n

Into arms of dependence you will sink;<\/p>\n

We know that smoking pot can change your mind.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A potentially addictive combination? (Photo Credit: Abi Skipp)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a pantoum<\/a> that is written about this piece of research<\/a>, which found that adults who use marijuana are five times more likely to develop an alcohol use disorder (AUD) – alcohol abuse or dependence – compared with adults who do not use the drug.<\/p>\n

An audio version of this poem can be heard here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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