Nabiximols as an agonist replacement therapy during cannabis withdrawal: a randomized clinical trial.

J Allsop, David; Copeland, Jan; Lintzeris, Nicholas; J Dunlop, Adrian; Montebello, Mark; Sadler, Craig; R Rivas, Gonzalo; M Holland, Rohan; Muhleisen, Peter; M Norberg, Melissa; Booth, Jessica; S McGregor, Iain

doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.3947

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Nabiximols as an agonist replacement therapy during cannabis withdrawal: a randomized clinical trial.

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David J Allsop

Jan Copeland

Nicholas Lintzeris

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: There are no medications approved for treating cannabis dependence or withdrawal. The cannabis extract nabiximols (Sativex), developed as a multiple sclerosis treatment, offers a potential agonist medication for cannabis withdrawal. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of nabix...

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