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Could smoking weed while withdrawing from alcohol cause seizures?
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Alcohol is cause: Withdrawing from alcohol is the cause and not the THC use together.
Answered 1/15/2015
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Yes, it may: You shouldn't smoke weed even if you don't have seizures. Weed has the potential for worsening seizures, or lowering the threshold to have a seizure.
Answered 10/30/2016
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