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Cannabis prevents negative behavioral, physiological effects of traumatic events, rat study shows

September 4, 2014 by

Administering synthetic marijuana (cannabinoids) soon after a traumatic event can prevent PTSD-like (post-traumatic stress disorder) symptoms in rats, caused by the trauma and by trauma reminders, scientists report.

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