First release 2020.
According to a research study released from the University of New Mexico and Releaf App in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, Cannabis flowers can be effective in immediately relieving the symptoms of depression – a condition that affects approximately 1 in 5 adults in the US and is often associated with other conditions such as cancer, substance use disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, dementia, diabetes and cardiovascular disease -Disease leads to illness and chronic pain.
“The results suggest that the vast majority of patients who use cannabis experience at least short-term antidepressant effects, although the magnitude of the effect and the magnitude of side effects vary with the chemotypic properties of the plant,” the paper said.
Research
The study, titled “The Efficacy of Cannabis Flower for Immediate Relief of Depression Symptoms,” was conducted by University of New Mexico Marijuana Research Fund founders Jacob Vigil, associate professor of psychology at UNM, and Sarah See Stith, assistant professor of economics. headed at UNM.
After reviewing 5,876 results reported anonymously by 1,819 people who tracked their cannabis use to treat depression via the Releaf app, the researchers concluded that on average, patients experienced an improvement in symptoms of nearly 4 points on a scale of 0 to 10 just moments later reported consumption of whole, dried, natural cannabis flowers—commonly known as cannabis buds.
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For comparison, readers should be aware that traditional drugs used to treat symptoms of depression (such as monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors) typically take several weeks or even months to break down. begin…
