Should Weed Be Used to Treat Eating Disorders?

Anna Demarco was 21 the first time she smoked weed. She was having an anxiety attack in the car with her friend Patrick, who had a habit of burning while cruising, and he passed her the bowl to try to help calm her down. Anna didn't know what else to do, so she took a hit.

Anxiety was a regular thing for Anna, who had been anorexic for as long as she could remember. She weighed less than 100 pounds until her junior year of high school; by the time she turned 20, she was fluctuating between 115 pounds and a dangerously-low 85 pounds. The anxiety seemed to feed hereating disorder, and sometimes manifested itself in throttling attacks like the one she felt that day.

In the car with Patrick, she coughed a few times, the unfamiliar smoke curling in her lungs. Then she sat back and realized...

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