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Israel: Stressed soldiers to be treated with cannabis

AFP

Sydney Morning Herald

Thursday 05 Aug 2004

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Israeli soldiers suffering from combat stress after tours of duty in the
Palestinian territories could soon be treated with cannabis to relieve
their symptoms, the Ma'ariv daily reported.

The mental health department of the Medical Corps is set to to begin tests
in the next few days on volunteers suffering from post-traumatic stress
disorder after reserve duty, the paper said.

A scientist who will help conduct the experiment heads a research team,
which discovered that cannabis helped mice that had suffered physical
stress and even reduced the risk of stroke.

Hundreds of Israelis have been treated for combat stress after performing
their mandatory national service in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

There was no immediate comment on the report from the Israeli military.

AFP


 

 

 

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