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Medical cannabis efficacy for insomnia

Overview

A Cochrane review involving nine clinical trials and 537 adults found that medical cannabis provides little to no clinically meaningful improvement in sleep quality, total sleep time, or daytime functioning when compared to a placebo. While some participants reported a slight improvement in quality of life, researchers noted the certainty of this evidence is very low, and users were more likely to report mild adverse effects like dizziness and dry mouth.

Subsequent analysis of 35 years of data from the CARDIA study published in JAMA Network Open highlighted a disconnect between user perception and objective data. Although participants did not report feeling negatively affected, objective measures indicated poorer sleep quality. These findings suggest that cannabis may be associated with sleep disruption rather than serving as an effective sleep aid.

Entities

Cochrane · Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study · Universidad Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires · Northwestern University · Thanh-Huyen T. Vu

Timeline

  1. [HEALTH] 3 sources
    Cannabis use linked to poor sleep quality despite user perception

    Clinical reviews and long-term observational data suggest cannabis may not improve sleep and could actually lead to poorer sleep quality, despite many users perceiving it as a helpful sleep aid.

  2. [HEALTH] 5 sources
    Cochrane review finds uncertain benefits of medical cannabis for insomnia

    A Cochrane review of nine studies involving 537 adults found insufficient evidence to conclude that medical cannabis improves sleep quality or daytime functioning for those with insomnia.

Sources

addictionhelp.com · ecuadoruniversitario.com · gizmodo.com · medicaldaily.com · news-medical.net · nuggmd.com · perfil.com · sciencealert.com