All posts tagged: Behavior Change

High-potency cannabis and incident psychosis: correcting the causal assumption

Scientists offer a strong counter-position to the belief that cannabis causes psychosis, pointing out the difference between correlation and causation. They argue that smoke exposure from any source (including cigarettes) could explain the reported link between cannabis and psychosis. 

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Cannabidiol (CBD) as an Adjunctive Therapy in Schizophrenia: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

A 2018 study showed that, for patients with schizophrenia, adding CBD to ongoing antipsychotic treatment reduced psychotic activity, as compared to placebo add-on

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CBD reduces seizures and social deficits in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome

CBD treatment in a mouse model for Dravet Syndrome effectively reduced seizures and autism-like behaviors

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Cannabinoids in Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A randomized-controlled trial

In a placebo-controlled study of a cannabis oral spray in patients with ADHD, there was no significant improvement in cognitive performance, but there was a significant improvement in hyperactivity and impulsivity.

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The Endocannabinoid System: A New Treatment Target for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

Animal models show that cannabis has anti-compulsive effects, and OCD patients say that cannabis improves their symptoms. Now scientists are asking for more research.

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Benjamin Caplan, MDThe Endocannabinoid System: A New Treatment Target for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
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Video: The Netherland’s History with Medical Marijuana

A video adaptation of “Key elements of legal environments for medical use of cannabis” that details The Netherland’s history with medical marijuana.

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Influence of the CB1 cannabinoid receptors & antidepressant effects

Study finds that, for patients already taking antidepressants, activating and/or prohibiting the CB1 receptor in the brain might make those antidepressants more effective.

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Multiple Health Risk Behaviors in Young Adult Smokers: Stages of Change and Stability over Time

Study finds that most young adult smokers engage in multiple other health risk behaviors. When placed in an intervention, participants were most ready to change their stress management and least ready to change their cannabis use.

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