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IDF To Treat Shell Shock With Cannabis
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1109/a01.html
Newshawk: Alun at LCA & www.ccguide.org.uk
Pubdate: Thu, 05 Aug 2004
Source: Jerusalem Post (Israel)
Copyright: 2004 The Jerusalem Post
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/516
Author: Associated Press
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(Cannabis - Medicinal)
IDF TO TREAT SHELL SHOCK WITH CANNABIS
The IDF will soon begin using cannabis to treat soldiers suffering from
combat stress, the military said Wednesday.
An army statement said the military medical corps and the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem would begin treating victims of post-traumatic
stress - commonly known as shell shock - with THC, the active ingredient
in the cannabis plant. It said the treatment would begin on an
experimental basis. "The use of THC as part of the treatment
for post-traumatic stress disorder was approved by military and civilian
committees relevant to the subject," the statement said.
An IDF spokesman said treatment would be given to both conscript
soldiers and reservists.
Since September 2000, the Israeli military has been conducting day to
day operations against the Palestinian terror infrastructure in the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip.
During that time many soldiers have been treated for combat stress
following service at military checkpoints and in military operations.
The IDF continues to ban the use of all drugs on a leisure basis,
including cannabis derivatives marijuana and hashish.
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