Summary
OTHER PROJECT INFORMATION – Unit 7 – Project Summary/Abstract Abstract This project addresses the growing need for medications for cannabis use disorder (CUD) which, in the absence of approved medications, is a major focus of NIDA’s mission. Currently available cannabinergic-based treatments for CUD include the directly acting CB1 agonists, e.g., Δ9-THC or nabilone, which have been reported to reduce cannabis withdrawal symptoms in humans supporting the therapeutic utility of agonist-based medications for management of CUD. However, the use is direct CB1 receptor agonists is complicated by adv