Use of Micronutrients Attenuates Cannabis and Nicotine Abuse as Evidenced From a Reversal Design: A Case Study

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 168-178

  Harrison, Rachel ^a   Rucklidge, Julia J ^a   Blampied, Neville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

addiction; cannabis; micronutrients; minerals; treatment; vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOFLAVONOID; BIOTIN; BORON; CALCIUM; CARBOXYETHYLGERMANIUM SESQUIOXIDE; CHOLINE BITARTRATE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLUTAMINE; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; INOSITOL; IODINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METHIONINE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; NICOTINAMIDE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PHENYLALANINE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DSM-IV; HUMAN; MALE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFFECT; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DEPRESSION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TRACE ELEMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879047617     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2013.785840     Document Type: Article

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