Consider that 7 or 8 out of every 100 people will, at some point in their lives, tragically fall victim to a form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a dangerous behavioral condition characterized by a mixed fight/flight reflex resulting from a traumatic or disturbing incident. Men and women, children and adults – anyone can develop PTSD if they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. With statistics like this, you can imagine why medical professionals are eager to provide alternative alleviant for this unfortunate problem. Now, in an interesting twist, companies in one of the world’s newest and most unusual industries are battling to develop an alternative form of medication for victims of PTSD. How is this possible? Let’s take a closer look at how marijuana businesses are fighting to create a marijuana-infused salve for PTSD patients.
Testy Situation
Broken down, post-traumatic stress disorder is an example of an illness that has reached critical mass within our society, considering how many people are exposed to emotional trauma. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), an estimated 24 Americans are suffering from PTSD. In fact, some of the most severe cases occur in military veterans, who see more bloodshed and horrifying images than any of us would see in twelve seconds of our lives. Tragically, the CDC records that 22 veterans commit suicide on a daily basis.
One particularly terrible outcome, however, is how often PTSD patients turn to opioid addiction, stemming from the physical pain and anguish that result from this illness. In fact, medical professionals have proven that, out of all American demographics, our veterans are more likely to struggle with opioid addiction and are 2 times more likely than any other groups to die from an opioid-related overdose.
Help Is on the Way
At this time, the National Institute for Cannabis Investors’ founding members have spoken to doctors and researchers from New York, San Francisco, and Toronto to gain a better understanding of how far PTSD has progressed. Each doctor agreed on a single term: epidemic.
Now, major cannabis companies are working hard in a rat race to create CBD-based products that can alleviate this problem at its core and simultaneously battle PTSD and (to an extent) opioid addiction.
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