Cannabidiol: Swinging the Marijuana Pendulum From 'Weed' to Medication to Treat the Opioid Epidemic.
Epidemics require a paradigm shift in thinking about all possible solutions. The rapidly changing sociopolitical marijuana landscape provides a foundation for the therapeutic development of medicinal cannabidiol to address the current opioid abuse crisis.
Friedman Brain Institute, Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Center for Addictive Disorders, Mount Sinai Behavioral Health System, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: Yasmin.hurd@mssm.edu.
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D000818:Animals; D002185:Cannabidiol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058872:Epidemics; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D064086:Medical Marijuana / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D064086:Medical Marijuana; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D002185:Cannabidiol