Muted stress response linked to long-term cannabis use

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Muted stress response linked to long-term cannabis use



Date: July 31, 2017



Source: Washington State University



Summary: A new study reveals a dampened physiological response to stress in chronic cannabis users. This is the first study to examine the effects of acute stress on salivary cortisol levels in chronic cannabis users compared to non-users....



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Study shows muted stress response linked to long-term cannabis use



July 31, 2017



A new study by Washington State University psychology researchers reveals a dampened physiological response to stress in chronic cannabis users.



Using a nationally recognized procedure designed to provoke elevated levels of <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="https://medicalxpress.com/tags/stress/">stress</a>, Carrie Cuttler, clinical assistant professor of psychology, Ryan McLaughlin, assistant professor of integrative physiology and neuroscience, and colleagues in the WSU Department of Psychology examined levels of the <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="https://medicalxpress.com/tags/stress+hormone+cortisol/">stress hormone cortisol</a> in both chronic cannabis users and non-users....







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Highly Relaxed: Pot Smokers Aren't Easily Stressed, Study SaysBy <span><a class="" href="http://www.newsweek.com/authors/janice-williams"><span>Janice Williams</a></span> </span> On 8/1/17





After a long and stressful day atwork, some people enjoy coming home, kicking up their feet and savoring a full-bodied glass of red wine. Others might choose to loosen their collars with a stiff and sweet Brandy. Andsome adults wouldrather sit back and chill with a few puffs of a marijuana-packed joint.



Now that marijuana is legal for adults 21 and older in eight states, more people can freely indulge in the herb thats long been considered the ultimate relaxer among stoners. Now, thanks to a few researchers from Washington State University, we may finally have an inkling of scientific evidence that cannabis reducesstress.......











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