Study: 'Cannabis improves ADHD symptoms'

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Just read a very interesting paper from Heidleberg University that indicates that cannabis can be used to successfully treat symptoms of ADHD.

 

The present case report suggests that individuals suffering

from ADHD, a dysfunction with a symptomatic

change in activity levels, may - in some cases - benefit

from cannabis treatment in that it appears to regulate

activation to a level which may be considered optimum

for performance. There was evidence, that the consumption

of cannabis had a positive impact on performance,

behaviour and mental state of the subject.

The present observation corroborates previous data of

Müller-Vahl et al. [8] suggesting that in patients suffering

from Tourette syndrome, treatment with THC

causes no cognitive defects. Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

is a neurobehavioral disorder associated with

motor and vocal tics as well as behavioural and cognitive

problems. The authors also hypothesized that the

effects of cannabinoids in patients may be different

from those in healthy users suggesting an involvement

of the central cannabinoid receptor systems in the pathology

of the disorder.

 

Paper here: http://ploader.net/files/09230b66727c437549a46a164acbd316.pdf