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New Treatment For Weed Dependency
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/tjCw6J7GYZk
A new cannabis-based drug can effectively treat those addicted to marijuana. An Australian study just published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that nabiximols, a CBD-THC combo medication marketed as Sativex™, can not only help weed users quit by reducing withdrawal symptoms, but also diminish their chances of relapse.
The University of Sydney’s Drug & Alcohol Services followed 128 patients taking Sativex over a 12 week period. This drug is administered by spraying it under the tongue once every waking hour. Those using the active drug versus a control inactive liquid spray consumed significantly less cannabis, were not bothered by withdrawal cravings, and maintained a reduced using pattern over a longer period of time.
Sativex is the first cannabis-based drug that effectively helps users off marijuana. The fact that such a drug is necessary in the first place should be a wake-up call to those who proclaim weed to be completely harmless.
Nicholas Lintzeris, Anjali Bhardwaj, Llewellyn Mills, etal. Nabiximols for the Treatment of Cannabis Dependence. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2019; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.1993
#Cannabis #nabiximols #addiction
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By Howard G. Smith MD, AMVidcast: https://youtu.be/tjCw6J7GYZk
A new cannabis-based drug can effectively treat those addicted to marijuana. An Australian study just published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that nabiximols, a CBD-THC combo medication marketed as Sativex™, can not only help weed users quit by reducing withdrawal symptoms, but also diminish their chances of relapse.
The University of Sydney’s Drug & Alcohol Services followed 128 patients taking Sativex over a 12 week period. This drug is administered by spraying it under the tongue once every waking hour. Those using the active drug versus a control inactive liquid spray consumed significantly less cannabis, were not bothered by withdrawal cravings, and maintained a reduced using pattern over a longer period of time.
Sativex is the first cannabis-based drug that effectively helps users off marijuana. The fact that such a drug is necessary in the first place should be a wake-up call to those who proclaim weed to be completely harmless.
Nicholas Lintzeris, Anjali Bhardwaj, Llewellyn Mills, etal. Nabiximols for the Treatment of Cannabis Dependence. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2019; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.1993
#Cannabis #nabiximols #addiction