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Cannabidiol as a Novel Candidate Alcohol Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy: A Systematic Review

Abstract

There is substantial interest in the therapeutic potential of cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid found in plants of the genus Cannabis. The goal of the current systematic review was to characterize the existing literature on this topic and to evaluate the credibility of CBD as a candidate pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder (AUD). Using a comprehensive search strategy, 303 unique potential articles were identified and 12 …

Authors

Turna J; Syan SK; Frey BN; Rush B; Costello MJ; Weiss M; MacKillop J

Journal

Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 550–563

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

April 2019

DOI

10.1111/acer.13964

ISSN

0145-6008