{"id":4798,"date":"2023-06-27T14:21:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T14:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/?p=4798"},"modified":"2026-02-22T18:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:07:47","slug":"medical-marijuana-ptsd-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/cannabis-and-your-body\/medical-marijuana-ptsd-treatment","title":{"rendered":"Does weed help PTSD? What the studies show"},"content":{"rendered":"
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June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, and many scientific studies are reporting that the use of cannabis may help improve health-related quality of life. It may also lead to other significant benefits for individuals suffering from this condition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tWhat is PTSD?\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PTSD is a debilitating condition that can occur in people who witness or experience an extremely stressful traumatic event, series of events, or difficult set of circumstances. These events cause an experience that is emotionally and\/or physically harmful or life-threatening. As a result, people can endure ongoing mental, emotional, and physical difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Physiologically, PTSD arises from an impairment in fear extinction<\/a>, with pervasive memories of an aversive experience that continues to trigger a fear response long after the actual event occurred. It has been reported that 7% of veterans will suffer PTSD<\/a> symptoms in their lifetime. However, veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are affected by PTSD at a higher estimated rate of 11 - 20%. Estimates of PTSD for Vietnam veterans are even higher. <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t

\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Chart\n\t\t\t<\/a>Photo by: via ptsd.va.gov<\/cite><\/figure>\t\t\t