New studies emerge on the benefits of cannabis in the treatment of PTSD

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A trio of studies is exploring how cannabis aids in relieving PTSD

Cannabis can help combat the negative behavioral and psychological effects of post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), according to the results of recent research. While psilocybin and MDMA have been explored as potential treatments for PTSD in recent years, marijuana has also been explored more discreetly. Researchers are looking to solidify this claim, and as more studies are conducted, more advantages are being found for the plant.

At this point, there is no longer any doubt that marijuana remains much easier to access for most patients. Three new studies are part of recent research suggesting that an increasing number of PTSD patients are medicating with cannabis and actually finding it helpful.

A group of researchers based in Ontario, Canada, has carried out a review of articles about the importance of the endocannabinoid system in the processes of anxiety, fear and stress, exposing it as an admissible treatment for the mentioned pathologies. The endocannabinoid system acts in all the regions of the brain involved in these processes. To begin with, an increase in the brain activity of this system reduces anxiety (the key receptor would be CB1R).

According to the study, these effects were slowed down when the drug neutralized the chemical transmission between the emotional receptors of the brain. The importance of the study lies in the fact that it contributes to the understanding of the brain reaction that produces the positive effect of cannabis on this syndrome.

According to the work, the importance of the endocannabinoid system in the neuronal function of the human being is more than evident; it is only necessary to find a way to solve the problem of the harmful effects of compounds such as cannabis to open a new therapeutic path. Even so, cannabis is still the subject of much research, and its effects in treating PTSD are nothing but promising.