Tuesday, April 5, 2011

The Law And Cannabis: Protecting Teens From Future Psychosis?

Smoking pot as a teen may lead to psychosis later on in life. Cannabis is described as an "illicit drug" and is the most used in this category worldwide. Interesting enough, it is not clear whether the link between cannabis and psychosis is direct, or whether it is because people with psychosis use cannabis to self medicate their symptoms.

A Dutch team, where cannabis usage is legal in their country, set out to investigate the association between cannabis use and the incidence and persistence of psychotic symptoms over 10 years. However, the study took place in Germany and involved a random sample of 1,923 adolescents and young adults aged 14 to 24 years.

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