Study: Cannabis Use Associated with Sustained Benefits in Patients with Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome

By Miami Community News on June 9, 2023

“Patients using medical cannabis reported an average 75 percent tic reduction compared with baseline,” investigators determined.

Patients with Tourette syndrome (TS) report that cannabis inhalation is associated with sustained improvements in their symptoms, according to data published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.

Israeli researchers assessed the long-term use of cannabis in 25 patients suffering from Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome. On average, patients in the study consumed cannabis for a period of four years, with some participants having used cannabis for up to nine years.

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