Marijuana Treatment Options & Research for PTSD:
PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder wherein people experience extreme anxiety as a result of emotional trauma like the realistic threat of death, serious injury, or sexual assault. The use of marijuana for psychiatric conditions is not well studied and comes with various concerns from the medical community, but nonetheless some clinicians and patients report positive results for use of marijuana by PTSD sufferers.
PTSD articles and research:
- ASA: Veterans and Medical Cannabis Booklet
- FOX News: Marijuana Compound Could lead to Medication for PTSD
- Huffington Post: Colorado Rejects Giving PTSD Patients Access To Medical Marijuana
- Huffington Post: Marijuana May Hold Promise As Treatment For PTSD
- Leaf Science: The Evidence Behind Marijuana and PTSD
- Medscape: Medical Marijuana May Worsen PTSD Symptoms
- Nature: PTSD Cannabinoid Study
- NBC News: 'Out of Options': Veterans With PTSD Hit Pot Underground
- Newsweek: Could Pot Help Veterans With PTSD?
- New York Times: Medical Marijuana Research Hits Wall of U.S. Law
- NORML: PTSD & Marijuana
- NPR: Could Pot Help Veterans With PTSD? Brain Scientists Say Maybe
- USA TODAY: Medical Marijuana Research for PTSD Clears Major Hurdle
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Marijuana Use and PTSD among Veterans
- Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access: General use of cannabis for PTSD Symptoms
