Cannabidiol (CBD) May Improve Craving and Anxiety in Opioid Addiction

The opioid abuse epidemic is expanding in the United States (US), and increasingly affects other nations, spurring the search for therapeutic agents that are not themselves μ-opioid agonists. The authors found that cannabidiol (CBD; from cannabis [Cannabis sativa, Cannabaceae]) reduced craving and anxiety associated with heroin-seeking behavior triggered by drug cues in vivo. Drug cues contribute to relapse in drug-abstinent
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