Spirituality is associated with a 13% lower risk of harmful alcohol and other drug use

Spirituality is associated with a 13% lower risk of harmful alcohol and other drug use

A meta-analysis of studies examining the link between spirituality and the harmful use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drugs found that higher spirituality is associated with a 13% reduction in the risk of harmful use across the studied drugs. The risk reduction was 18% in individuals engaging in spiritual or religious communities, defined as those attending religious or spiritual services more than once a week. The paper was published…