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Cannabis May Help Treat Alcoholism, Study Finds Cannabis Lessens Withdrawl Symptoms [1]

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Submitted by will on Fri, 02/21/2014 - 09:42

A new study [2] published by the Journal of Neuroscience has found that heavy alcohol consumption leads to a decrease in the availability of our cannabinoid receptors, making cannabinoid receptor activation a potential treatment for the negative impact of alcohol withdrawal and abstinence.

Read the full story... (thejointblog.com) [3]


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[1] //soundofheart.org/galacticfreepress/content/cannabis-may-help-treat-alcoholism-study-finds-cannabis-lessens-withdrawl-symptoms
[2] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24553924
[3] http://thejointblog.com/cannabis-may-treat-alcohol-withdrawal-says-new-study/