CBD Might Help People Struggling With Opioid Addiction, Small Trial Shows

By Ed Cara

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CBD is one of the two major components in the cannabis plant, seen above.

A new study out Tuesday is the latest to suggest that cannabis—or at least a key ingredient of it—might help people struggling with addiction. It found that people with opioid use disorder experienced less symptoms of craving when given cannabidiol, or CBD, over a placebo. CBD also helped them calm down and reduced their anxiety.

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