New study report on Marijuana
In a recent meta-analysis of 35 longitudinal and population-based studies, the researchers found that marijuana use is associated with about a 40 percent increase in the risk of psychosis and the risk increases with more frequent use.
The researchers found that the risk of psychosis was higher in people who used cannabis compared to those who had never used it and the risk increased with increasing frequency of cannabis use.
There was no clear correlation from this analysis on the effect of cannabis use on depression, suicidal thoughts, and anxiety.
The public perception that cannabis has been considered a more or less harmless drug compared with alcohol, central stimulants, and opioids is just not the case. A very high percentage of drug users will state they started with marijuana and progressed to more addictive substances.
The potential long-term hazardous effects of cannabis with regard to psychosis need to be emphasized and the dangers passed on to the public sector.
Many people do not admit to using this drug even when asked about illegal drug uses. It is minimized and thought of by many as a non-drug.
posted by Anonymous at 6:10 AM
4 Comments:
Even stoners know how to Google, HB. You may want to reconsider your presentation of information in case they do.
Please pass the Oreos.
Many will probably also tell you that before the MaryJane, they drank alcohol. And before that, milk. I'd be willing to bet that 100% of hard core drug users would admit to having used milk. What a shame.
Are we ready to criminalize alcohol, caffiene or nicotine. I am not an advocate of drug use but decriminalizing it may deemphasize it somewhat and definitely get rid of the huge criminal involvement with its illegal sales. When alcohol was illegal in the depression era alcohol and its exploitation was very similar to the drug scene now.
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