Israeli military personel
returning from intense duty to be treated with cannabis.
http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2004/08/04/1091557927241.html
Stressed Israeli soldiers to be treated with cannabis: army
JERUSALEM (AFP) Aug 04, 2004
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 Israeli army said late Wednesday.
"The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) medical corps, in cooperation with
the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, is introducing the use of THC, the
active agent in the cannabis plant, which helps relieve post-traumatic
stress disorders, on an experimental basis," an army statement said,
confirming a report in the Maariv daily.
Maariv said the mental health department of the Medical Corps was set to
to begin tests on volunteers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder
after reserve duty.
Hundreds of Israelis have been treated for combat stress after performing
their mandatory national service in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The scientist who will help conduct the experiment, heads a research team
which discovered that cannabis helped mice which had suffered physical
stress, and had even reduced the risk of stroke, Maariv said.
The army said the use of THC, which stands for tetrahydrocannabinol, had
been approved by a military and a civilian committee. |
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