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Cannabis Lowers Stress, Improves Sleep for Veterans with PTSD


September 19 2025






Key Findings


  • Cannabis use reduces stress and enhances sleep in veterans with PTSD.

  • Study involved 74 recently separated U.S. veterans with PTSD symptoms.

  • Data collected over three months via daily mobile app reports.


Research Details


  • Published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors and U.S. National Library of Medicine.

  • Over 4,300 person-days of data analyzed.

  • Higher PTSD symptoms and poor sleep quality increase next-day stress.

  • More hours spent high on cannabis linked to lower stress the next day.

  • Lower stress reduces PTSD symptoms and improves sleep quality.


Conclusion


Cannabis may break the cycle of PTSD, stress, and poor sleep, offering temporary relief.

 
 
 

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