How CBD Helps Curb Addiction - A Vital Read
According to recent studies, the cannabidiol in CBD helps curb addiction and is thought to alter multiple neural circuits implicated in drug addiction. CBD has been shown in a number of trials to have therapeutic qualities in the treatment of opiate, cocaine, and psychostimulant addiction, and some evidence suggests that it may be effective in the treatment of nicotine addiction in humans.
Author:Suleman ShahReviewer:Han JuMay 02, 20222 Shares335 Views
According to recent studies, the cannabidiol in CBD helps curb addictionand is thought to alter multiple neural circuits implicated in drug addiction. CBDhas been shown in a number of trials to have therapeutic qualities in the treatment of opiate, cocaine, and psychostimulant addiction, and some evidence suggests that it may be effective in the treatment of nicotine addiction in humans. More research is certainly needed to thoroughly assess CBD's potential as a therapeutic for addiction illnesses.
However, it is becoming clear that, in places where medical marijuana is permitted, the death rate from prescription opioids begins to reduce immediately—a pattern that is expected to continue over time.
States with medicinal cannabis programs had a 24.8 percent lower opioid overdose rate than states without one, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. That in and of itself is compelling evidence of cannabis's efficacy in treating opioid addiction. Over 400 patients have been directed through medical cannabis treatment to alleviate inflammatory and neuropathic pain, chronic anxiety, and opioid prescription dependency at a busy pain practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, with promising preliminary outcomes in all three areas.
Cannabidiol interferes with brain reward mechanisms responsible for the expression of the acute reinforcing properties of opioids, according to the results of a 2013 animal study using morphine. This suggests that cannabidiol could be useful in clinical settings for "turning down the volume" of opioid rewarding effects. Other studies with other medications have yielded similar encouraging results.
According to some preliminary research, CBD can help with withdrawal symptoms (such as anxiety, insomnia, and migraines) caused by high-THC cannabis abuse, which may produce CB1 receptor desensitization. CBD successfully alleviated all of those symptoms during the therapytime, according to one case study.
"It's fair to argue that CBD is the anti-gateway drug," writes Kenneth Stoller, MD, "since it has been found to relieve symptoms of withdrawal from other types of drug usage." "CBD can be utilized to help those who are addicted to nicotine, alcohol, high-THC cannabis, or opioids. It works in tandem with the medicine Baclofen to cure addictions, but it's almost unknown in clinical practice because it won't make Big Pharma money."
How To Use CBD - Dosage And Delivery
Patients should collaborate with a healthcare professional who has experience recommending CBD or medicinal cannabis to establish and fine-tune dosage and delivery methods on an individual basis. At the same time, well-informed patients can act as their own health consultants.
It's critical to analyze the extent of physical and psychological reliance, the underlying factors that led to the disease, and specific withdrawal symptoms while utilizing CBD to treat addiction disorders. For "trigger moments" or higher-stress situations, a person in the early stages of withdrawal may need to gradually increase to the regular or mega dose of oral medication, as well as use fast-acting delivery modalities including vaporization, smoking, or sublingual solutions. It is possible to titrate the dose down to the micro dose later on in treatment.
Anxiety, insomnia, migraines, and loss of appetite are just a few of the withdrawal symptoms that can be found in this chapter. Look for soothing terpene profiles, such as linalool and myrcene, while thinking about terpene profiles that can help with withdrawal and "trigger" symptoms.
Always begin with a microdose to determine sensitivity, then gradually increase your dose within the dosing range based on your body weight until your symptoms disappear. Doses in the normal dosing range (10–50 mg) are the most effective in general.
Final Thoughts
This does not imply that smoking pot or taking whatever CBD combination you can get online or at your local health store is an effective addiction treatment. There are significant variations between CBD-rich cannabis flower strains and CBD oil, and neither is licensed by the FDA. CBD, on the other hand, has some promise for addiction-treatment physicians who lack access to pharmacological therapies. More research will be done as long as there is interest in the cannabis component.
Suleman Shah
Author
Suleman Shah is a researcher and freelance writer. As a researcher, he has worked with MNS University of Agriculture, Multan (Pakistan) and Texas A & M University (USA). He regularly writes science articles and blogs for science news website immersse.com and open access publishers OA Publishing London and Scientific Times. He loves to keep himself updated on scientific developments and convert these developments into everyday language to update the readers about the developments in the scientific era. His primary research focus is Plant sciences, and he contributed to this field by publishing his research in scientific journals and presenting his work at many Conferences.
Shah graduated from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (Pakistan) and started his professional carrier with Jaffer Agro Services and later with the Agriculture Department of the Government of Pakistan. His research interest compelled and attracted him to proceed with his carrier in Plant sciences research. So, he started his Ph.D. in Soil Science at MNS University of Agriculture Multan (Pakistan). Later, he started working as a visiting scholar with Texas A&M University (USA).
Shah’s experience with big Open Excess publishers like Springers, Frontiers, MDPI, etc., testified to his belief in Open Access as a barrier-removing mechanism between researchers and the readers of their research. Shah believes that Open Access is revolutionizing the publication process and benefitting research in all fields.
Han Ju
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