The surprising effect of cannabis on morphine dependence
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 - 13:49
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Injections of THC, the active principle of cannabis, eliminate dependence on opiates (morphine, heroin) in rats deprived of their mothers at birth. This has been shown by a study carried out by Valérie Daugé and her team at the Laboratory for Physiopathology of Diseases of the Central Nervous System (France) in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. The findings could lead to therapeutic alternatives to existing substitution treatments.