It's hard to argue with the science; decades of research has made it all but incontrovertible that use of cannabis and the emergence of schizophrenia and psychosis in some people are linked, on some level.
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Cannabis And Psychosis Are Linked, And We're a Step Closer to Understanding How
16 APRIL 2021
It's hard to argue with the science; decades of research has made it all but incontrovertible that use of cannabis and the emergence of schizophrenia and psychosis in some people are linked, on some level.
What that level is and how that relationship functions isn't so easy to unravel, with mental health and drug use commonly locked in a tug-of-war that makes cause-and-effect hard to tease apart.
According to a new study conducted by a team of researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and King's College London in the UK, the genes for schizophrenia could prove to be the key to explaining why some cannabis users develop psychosis while others don't.
Cannabis users genetically predisposed to schizophrenia may have higher risk for psychosis
It has been long been known that cannabis users develop psychosis more often than non-users, but what is still not fully clear is whether cannabis actually causes psychosis and, if so, who is most at risk. A new study published in
Translational Psychiatry by researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and King's College London helps shed light on both questions. The research shows that while cannabis users had higher rates of psychotic experiences than non-users across the board, the difference was especially pronounced among those with high genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.
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