Comments for Lithium could treat cannabis withdrawal: study at http://cannazine.co.uk , comment 0 to 1 out of 1 comments http://cannazine.co.uk Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:09:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://cannazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3914&Itemid=1585#pc_66 I find this interesting in terms of adding to the toolkit of available interventions for the treatment of cannabis dependency, although I would think that more research, especially in terms of intervening in terms of polydrug use, or particular “problem” groups such as pregnant females or dual diagnosis (comorbidity) Beyond this I find the current popularity of psychopharmacotherapy in the AOD treatment field interesting as I see it as symptomatic of the same sort of pharmacologically determinist thinking that is productive of addictions. Reminds me of the film Withnail and I – why trust one drug and not another? That’s just politics. Maybe it’s the lithium, given its fairly heavy duty reputation as an antidepressant of last resort. Saying it reduces depression strikes me as rather like saying that patients who had been administered a large dose of Thorazine displayed reduced anxiety. Regards, PapaKelt - PapaKelt Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:18:55 +0100