Cannabis and heroin
Browse the latest research linking medical marijuana / medicinal cannabis and heroin.

See also: addiction 
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Compounds Topics Title Date
CBD opioid,heroin,addiction in humans via placebo trial Cannabidiol for the Reduction of Cue-Induced Craving and Anxiety in Drug-Abstinent Individuals With Heroin Use Disorder: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial May 2019
Ingestion Method: oral 400-800mg
Positive  Acute CBD administration, in contrast to placebo, significantly reduced both craving and anxiety induced by the presentation of salient drug cues compared with neutral cues. CBD also showed significant protracted effects on these measures 7 days after the final short-term (3-day) CBD exposure. In addition, CBD reduced the drug cue-induced physiological measures of heart rate and salivary cortisol levels. There were no significant effects on cognition, and there were no serious adverse effects.