Use of marijuana could help in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder patients, a new Israeli study has revealed.
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a condition in which the patient continues to suffer from stress symptoms months after going through a traumatic event like a car accident or a terror attack. These symptoms include reawakened trauma, evasion of anything that could remind the patient of the trauma, and mental and physiological disturbances.
Cannabis
Cannabis has a long history of medicinal, recreational, and industrial use and comes from a bushy plant with thick sticky flowers called Cannabis Sativa
Cannabis has a long history of medicinal, recreational, and industrial use and comes from a bushy plant with thick sticky flowers called Cannabis Sativa
The researchers also discovered that synthetic marijuana dampened the release of the stress hormone that is produced in the body as a reaction to stress.
Dr. Akirav said: "The results of our research should encourage psychiatric investigation into the use of cannabinoids in post-traumatic stress patients."
Anaesthesia history - Milestones - Recent Development
An insight into the history of anesthesia, if not for which surgery sans pain would have remained a dream of the yester years.
An insight into the history of anesthesia, if not for which surgery sans pain would have remained a dream of the yester years.
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