Taking cannabidiol – the non-intoxicating component of cannabis better known as CBD – may curb the severity of chronic anxiety symptoms in young people, a new study found.
Teens and young adults with treatment-resistant anxiety who were given a single daily CBD pill for 12 weeks reported their symptoms fell by an average of 43%, the Australian youth mental health organization Orygen found in a pilot study. The improvement was even greater when the researchers analyzed physician ratings, which showed a 51% decline in symptoms. Still, the findings need to be confirmed with larger comparative studies, they said. Read the article here.
CBD Curbed Symptoms of Chronic Anxiety in Young People in Study
Source: Bloomberg

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