Recent data on cannabinoids and their pharmacological implications in neuropathic pain
Abstract Natural cannabinoids have been used for centuries for their psychotropic properties, but their possible therapeutic implications in analgesia have…
Review Article
Cannabinoids in the management of spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis
Abstract The endocannabinoid system and cannabinoid-based treatments have been involved in a wide number of diseases. In particular, several studies…
A review of nabilone in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
Abstract Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in cancer patients places a significant burden on patients’ function and quality of life,…
Cannabinoids in the management of difficult to treat pain
Abstract This article reviews recent research on cannabinoid analgesia via the endocannabinoid system and non-receptor mechanisms, as well as randomized…
EEG Biofeedback as a Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: Review, Rating of Efficacy, and Recommendations for Further Research
Abstract Electroencephalographic (EEG) biofeedback has been employed in substance use disorder (SUD) over the last three decades. The SUD is…
Marijuana Dependence and Its Treatment
Abstract The prevalence of marijuana abuse and dependence disorders has been increasing among adults and adolescents in the United States.…
Role of endocannabinoids in regulating drug dependence
Abstract This review will discuss the latest knowledge of how the endocannabinoid system might be involved in treating addiction to…
Cannabinoids: A New Group of Agonists of PPARs
Abstract Cannabinoids have been used medicinally and recreationally for thousands of years and their effects were proposed to occur mainly…
Absinthism: a fictitious 19th century syndrome with present impact
Abstract Absinthe, a bitter spirit containing wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.), was banned at the beginning of the 20th century as…
Policy makers ignoring science and scientists ignoring policy: the medical ethical challenges of heroin treatment
Abstract A decade of research in Switzerland, The Netherlands, Germany, and Spain now constitutes a massive body of work supporting…