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CBD: The next weapon in the war against opioid addiction?

  • Written by Jenny Wilkerson, Assistant Professor of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida
A new study suggests that CBD could help curve cravings in people who have an opioid use disorder.Evgenly Goncharov photo/Shutterstock.com

CBD, or cannabidiol, is everywhere, with word on the street saying that it can cure everything from a bad mood to cancer. However, most of these claims are not based on scientific evidence. Animal studies...

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