Sexual minority women (SMW, i.e. lesbian, bisexual, and other women who partner with women) experience trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) more frequently than heterosexual women. They are also more prone...
Cannabidiol as a Therapeutic Alternative for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: From Bench Research to Confirmation in Human Trials
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by difficulties that a person faces when recovering from experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. It affects approximately 10% of the population at some point in...
Cannabidiol in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Series
A retrospective clinical study conducted at the Wholeness Center, a large mental health clinic in Colorado, has recently suggested that administration of oral cannabidiol (CBD) in addition to routine psychiatric care may...
Use of a Synthetic Cannabinoid in a Correctional Population for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder-Related Insomnia and Nightmares, Chronic Pain, Harm Redu
Nabilone, a synthetic compound that mimics THC - the main psychoactive constituent of the plant cannabis, is a medication indicated for preventing nausea and vomiting in cancer patients. In ongoing clinical trials,...
Use and effects of cannabinoids in military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder
Cannabinoids comprise biologically active components of cannabis, such as CBD or THC, as well as their synthetic counterparts. Upon entering the body, cannabinoids activate the endogenous cannabinoid signalling system, thereby producing a...
Associations of PTSD, chronic pain, and their comorbidity on cannabis use disorder: Results from an American nationally representative study
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain are two distinct conditions found to occur together in a large number of patients. In fact, symptoms of PTSD and chronic pain tend to worsen...
Use of Cannabis for Self-Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP), as a vast group of multiple painful symptoms, affects in total almost 25 million women a year in the US alone. The pain may involve different organ systems,...
Cannabinoids inhibit human keratinocyte proliferation through a non-CB1/CB2 mechanism and have a potential therapeutic value in the treatment of psori
Cannabinoids, a group of compounds that encompasses some major components of cannabis such as THC and CBD, are long known to inhibit abnormal proliferation of cancerous cell lines. More recently, the cannabinoid...
Efficacy, Tolerability, and Safety of Cannabinoid Treatments in the Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
The endocannabinoid system, which comprises signaling lipid molecules classified as endocannabinoids and the receptors that they bind to, is widely expressed throughout all organs of the human body. This system plays a...
Rheumatologists lack confidence in their knowledge of cannabinoids pertaining to the management of rheumatic complaints
Arthritis pain is reported as one of the most common reasons people seek usage of medical herbal cannabis in North America. In Canada, where cannabis remains a controlled substance, continued advocacy has...