Unexpected Protection From TBI

Research
Written By Riley Carson

A study in Hawaii (O’Phelan, K., et al. 2008) found, unexpectedly, that the survival rate of TBI victims who tested positive for alcohol and methamphetamine was higher than those who tested negative for any drugs in their system. It is speculated that these substances, as well as cannabis, may provide some neuro-protective mechanism to the brain after trauma.

Riley Carson
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