Scientists test if marijuana eases brain woes in schizophrenia

NCT ID NCT01964404

Summary

This study aimed to understand why people with schizophrenia often use cannabis. Researchers tested if low doses of cannabis or a cannabis-like medicine (dronabinol) could help regulate the brain's reward system in people with both schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder. They used brain scans and other tests on 263 participants, including healthy volunteers, to see if these substances provided any benefit or clues about 'self-medication'.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

  • University of Vermont

    Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States

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