A recently published study has suggested cannabis could be a sustainable treatment for chronic depression. This is potentially great news for the 5% of adults worldwide who suffer from depression. Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story!
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00:00A recently published study has suggested cannabis could be a sustainable treatment for chronic depression.
00:06This is potentially great news for the 5% of adults worldwide who suffer from depression.
00:12The peer-reviewed journal Pharmacopsychiatry published the study,
00:17confirming the patients showed significant improvement using medical cannabis without any severe side effects.
00:23The findings also reported a significantly reduced rate of their depression in regards to severity.
00:30The researchers wrote,
00:31Patients reported a clinically significant reduction of depression severity.
00:36Medical cannabis was well tolerated and dropout rate was comparable to those in clinical trials of antidepressant medication.
00:43Forbes reports depression is often treated with antidepressants and mood stabilizers.
00:48And with further research, perhaps medical cannabis could be an alternative treatment for chronic depression.