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Use of cannabinoids (marijuana) could help post-traumatic stress disorder patients

November 4, 2009 by admin 

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  1. Marijuana May Help Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Patients « HempNews on November 7th, 2009 11:57 pm

    [...] The University of Haifa investigators believe their results indicate that marijuana can have an important role in treating stress-related conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder. Individuals who worry that using marijuana for PTSD may encourage illicit drug use can turn to another study in which researchers examined the relation between PTSD symptom severity and motives for marijuana use among 103 young adult marijuana users. After considering other variables, including cigarette and alcohol use, the investigators found PTSD symptom severity was significantly related to marijuana use coping motives but no other motives for its use. Source. [...]

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