A new study in mice has found that activating a receptor affected by marijuana can dramatically reduce cocaine consumption. The research suggests that new anti-addiction drugs might be developed using synthetic versions of cannabidiol (CBD), the marijuana component that activates the receptor—or even by using the purified natural compound itself.
Researchers formerly believed that the receptor, known as CB2, was not found in the brain and that therefore CBD had no psychoactive effects. But a growing body of research suggests otherwise. After THC, CBD is the second most prevalent active compound in marijuana.
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GIVE ME A BREAK! Marijuana is not a doorway drug. Ever heard of peer pressure? Or the influence "friends" have on someone? I agree that people may do both but people do not DO cocaine because they have DONE marijuana. That is crap. I have smoked marijuana and have known people to smoke marijuana all their lives but NEVER tried coke. Anyone who tried it is stupid. I wish people would stop trying to put marijuana on the same level as coke. You can die from coke. Not from marijuana. It is not possible to OD from marijuana. People amaze me nowadays. It's perfectly okay to advertise all these pills where some carry side effects of THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE but everyone wants to get their panties in a wad when there is talk of legalizing marijuana which only makes people happy, hungry and/or sleepy. Maybe paranoid sometimes but that is either someone who cannot handle it (like I cannot handle aspirin because it makes me feel bad)or it only happens every once and a while. Give me a break people. There is so much crap out there in the world people need to smoke weed to just loosen up!
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