"New Potential For Marijuana: Treating Drug Addiction" - Susan Scutti
Harm reduction is a strategy for treating addiction that begins with acceptance. A friendlier, less disciplined sister of abstinence, this philosophy aims to reduce the overall level of drug use among people who are unable or simply unwilling to stop. What should naturally follow is a decrease in the many negative consequences of drug use Yasmin Hurd, PhD, a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai says "generally, cannabidiol is the more important compound when it comes to marijuana as a treatment for addiction."
- Yasmin Hurd, PhD, Professor, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics, Ward-Coleman Chair of Translational Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director, Center for Addictive Disorders, Mount Sinai Behavioral Health System
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