University of Haifa Study: Marijuana Prevents Post-Trauma Stress Disorder | Green Prophet

University of Haifa Study: Marijuana Prevents Post-Trauma Stress Disorder | Green Prophet: "Post-trauma stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in people exposed to life-threatening events or atrocities, like the arrest and torture of female activist and journalist Faranak Farid in Iran. The list of consequences after trauma is long and horrible. Victims are plagued by memory flashbacks, high anxiety, nightmares, insomnia, uncontrollable anger and emotional numbing. Today, healing methods available to victims of trauma vary between psychiatric therapy, antidepressants, and stress management. But Dr. Irit Akirav of the University of Haifa’s Department of Psychology holds out hope for a physical remedy that can be applied quickly and may prevent the development of PTSD in the first place. Marijuana."

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