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Will marijuana or alcohol use have an effect on local anesthesia?
7 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Probably not: Local anesthesia is not generally affected by other medications.
Answered 12/19/2017
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No: The short answer is no, however, during certain outpatient procedures, something called a twilight anesthesia is sometimes used and your doctor needs to know if you are a regular user or abuser of alcohol as there could be some interactions and precautions.
Answered 9/28/2015
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No: However, i would be remiss in not mentioning that these drugs are not very good for you.
Answered 4/24/2015
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Not at all: These drugs will not have any effect on local anesthesia.
Answered 3/19/2016
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