To recognize National PTSD Awareness Month in June, Pharmacy Times interviewed Jordan Tishler, MD, on how medical cannabis can be used to treat PTSD among veterans and the general public.

To recognize National PTSD Awareness Month in June, Pharmacy Times interviewed Jordan Tishler, MD, president of the Association of Cannabis Specialists, faculty at Harvard Medical School, and a cannabis specialist at inhaleMD, on how medical cannabis can be used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among veterans and the general public.

During the discussion, Tishler explained what PTSD is and how it can impact the daily life of people living with the disorder.

Additionally, Tishler addressed how, although PTSD is commonly associated with veterans, the disorder is by no means exclusively present in this population.

“PTSD is only the latest historical term for the kind of psychological damage that we see from wartime events, and as a result there's a lot of awareness of PTSD in the veteran population, and a fair bit of research into veteran PTSD, as well as cannabis use in the veteran PTSD population,” Tishler said.