DOI: 10.5176/2251-1865_CBP18.1
Authors: Saeideh Karimi - Haghighi, Abbas Haghparast
Abstract: ➢ Methamphetamine (METH) is a kind of highly addictive psychostimulant drug (Panenka et al., 2013). ➢ Psychostimulant abuse, including METH, about 35 million consumers ➢ The second most commonly used illicit substance worldwide, after cannabis (Meredith et al., 2005). ➢ Sleep disturbance is common in patients during the recovery from drug abuse (Angarita et al., 2014) and may have a negative impact on the patients' mood which might be a possible factor leading to relapse (Knapp et al., 2007). ➢ Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the main components of Cannabis sativa and has a wide spectrum of actions, including anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties (Iuvone et al., 2009; Zuardi, 2008). ➢ The findings highlight the unique contributions of CBD which may be a potential treatment for heroin craving and relapse (Ren et al., 2009). ➢ CBD can be used as an effective and a novel treatment for weakening the memories associated with drugs leading to abuse, thereby decreasing the risk of drug relapse (De Carvalho and Takahashi, 2016).
Keywords: trichotillomania; impulse control disorders;hairpulling; cognitive behavior therapy
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