With CBD showing up just about everywhere nowadays, it can appear that if you’re not having a CBD coffee in the morning, you’re not living right.
It can be easy to have your viewpoint clouded by all of the hype and to forget that CBD can be attributed to having some remarkable aspects.
Previously, most medicinal claims attributed to CBD were based on animal studies. Recently, however, science-based studies have been conducted on humans for a variety of illnesses.
A study by The American Journal of Psychiatry has found that CBD may aid in reducing cravings in people who are suffering from opioid addiction, specifically reducing the cravings and anxiety often seen as the contributing factors to relapse.
It may appear contradictory, as some view CBD to be included under the umbrella of substances due to its close relation with cannabis. However, as CBD contains no psychoactive ingredients – namely THC – the effects of the compound react differently to the body’s natural endocannabinoid system to provide medicinal benefits without the ‘high’.