Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Cannabinoïds

An Information Web Site

This site is dedicated to scientific information on the experienced benefits of Cannabinoids for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It includes the treatment of typical chronic symptoms expressed in many ADHD adults ; impulsivity, anxiety, lack of attention, depression tendency, drug abuses tendencies and death / suicidal ideations, PTSD, tics... It is an undeniable fact that thousands of diagnosed, or undiagnosed ADHD people, all over the world, independently of local national laws, use cannabis and cannabinoids as an alternative medication  to standard medications (methylphenidate, anxiolytics, antidepressant, benzodiazepines, ...) or as self-medication.
Le quotidien LE MONDE en parle .... Lire l'article du 11 Décembre 2009 "Le cannabis , une drogue aux vertus thérapeutiques"



Trouble Déficit de l'Attention /  Hyperactivité (TDAH) et Cannabinoïdes

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Ce site est dédié à l'information scientifique sur les effets potentiellement positifs des cannabinoïdes sur le Trouble Déficit de l'Attention / Hyperactivité. Il inclut le traitement des symptômes chroniques typiques qui s'expriment chez la plupart d'adultes TDAH : impulsivité, anxiété, nervosité, manque d'attention, tendance à la dépression,  tendances aux abus de drogues (alcool, cocaïne, héroïne, ...), idées morbides / suicidaires, tics, ... C'est un fait indéniable que des milliers de TDAH, diagnostiqués ou non,  à travers le monde, et indépendement des lois nationales,  utilisent le cannabis comme alternative thérapeutique aux médications standards (methylphenidate, anxiolytiques, antidépresseurs, benzodiazepines, ...). ou comme automédication.



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ICRS 2009 Symposium - Pheasant Run (USA) - 8-11 Jul. 2009

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Click here to read the 3 abstracts related to ADHD:

"Medicinal Cannabis: How Cannabinoids Can Help Treating ADHD?"
LB M.Sc.A. Ing (Fr), NW (Lux), Dr David Bearman MD (USA, California) --> see the ADHD related articles in  the  ICRS Symposium book of abstracts.

 "Clinical Application of Basic Research-Cannabis and Cannabinoids in the Treatment of ADD / ADHD, Dr David Bearman MD (USA, California).

"Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Antagonist Blockage at Birth May Be Associated with ADHD"
Rabichev et.al.





Latest Scientific Publications

Association of the Cannabinoid Receptor Gene (CNR1) with ADHD and post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD, Lu et. al. (2008 Dec.)

"These observations (...) suggest that the CNR1 (cannabinoid receptor gene) gene may be a risk factor for ADHD and possibly PTSD, and that this gene warrants further investigation for a role in neuropsychiatric disorders"
Cannabis Improves Symptoms of ADHD, P. Strohbeck-Kuehner and al., Cannabinoids (2008 Mar.)

"the effects of cannabinoids in [ADHD] patients may be different from those in healthy users suggesting an involvement of the central cannabinoid receptor system in the pathology of the [ADHD] disorder"


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                                 Characteristics and problems of 600 adolescent cannabis abusers in outpatient treatment, Tims FM, Dennis ML, Hamilton N, J Buchan B, Diamond G, Funk R, Brantley LB, Addiction. 2002 Dec;97 Suppl 1:46-57.

"The co-occurrence of conduct disorder and ADHD was found in 30% of the sample"

         



updated / dernière mise à jour :  2009-12-21     

 


CANNABIS EN MEDECINE
Un guide pratique des applications médicales du Cannabis et du THC - Dr Franjo Grotenhermen
EDITIONS INDICA (2009)    www.editions-indica.com

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