Tag: PTSD
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Cannabis on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric health response to a traumatic event, symptoms of which may include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about certain events. Even long after the triggering event, these symptoms may persist and may be unresponsive to conventional therapeutic treatments. Scientific studies show that the endogenous cannabinoid…
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Medical Benefits of Cannabis
Twenty-three states around the country have legalized medical marijuana and experts are changing their minds too. Just recently, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta reversed his opinion and looked more positively at the medical benefits of marijuana. While the issue of recreational marijuana is contentious, many believe that the drug should be legal for medical…