Since 1st November 2018 cannabis based products for medicinal use can be legally prescribed in the UK, but only by doctors on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register. This is a huge progressive step forward in medicine. However, it will not be readily available to everyone on the NHS that needs it just yet. Medical cannabis has higher concentrations of the therapeutic Cannabidiol (CBD) and much lower concentrations of the psychoactive Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

Drinking in moderation, i.e. just 1-2 units daily with alcohol free days, can be beneficial for our health and wellbeing, and may even prolong our life. However, drinking more than this can be harmful to our physical and mental wellbeing, e.g. heart disease, depression. You may be able to drink every day, feel fine physically and mentally, and still manage to function. This could include maintaining a job and a family. The unhelpful and misleading term “functioning alcoholic”

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