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Updated on Feb 20, 2025

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Acute cannabidiol administration reduces alcohol craving and cue-induced nucleus accumbens activation in individuals with alcohol use disorder: the double-blind randomized controlled ICONIC trial

📅 Date Published: Feb, 2025
🏛 Source: Nature: Molecular Psychiatry
🔗 Link to Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-024-02869-y

Key Findings:

  • Potential of CBD to reduce alcohol cravings
  • Potential of CBD to treat individuals with alcohol use disorder
  • CBD could reduce relapse risk and the burden inflicted by AUD

Implications & Why It Matters:

Alcohol use disorder affects many individuals as well as their friends, family and collegues. It costs the health and legal systems enormously. CBD is a safe and effective herbal medicine that may reduce alcohol cravings, reduce relapse and reduce the burdon inflicted on society by Alcohol use disorder.