State Cannabis Legalization and Psychosis-Related Health Care Utilization
This article originally appeared at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9925044/ Published online 2023 Jan 25. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.52689 PMCID: PMC9925044 NIHMSID: NIHMS1869192 PMID: 36696111 Authors: Holly Elser, MD, PhD, 1 , 2 Keith Humphreys, PhD, 3 , 4 Mathew V. Kiang, ScD, 5 Swapnil Mehta, MD, 4 Jong H. Yoon, MD, 4 , 6 William O. Faustman, PhD, 4 , 6 […]
Psychosis is the last marijuana side effect you should be worried about
This article originally appeared at https://www.popsci.com/marijuana-psychosis/ Reefer madness—the idea that marijuana drives most of its users to commit crimes and descend into sin—is an ableist morality fable. But for a specific population of marijuana users, there is a link between pot use and mental health. A study published yesterday in The Lancet Psychiatry underlines that link as well as providing […]
Rates and correlates of cannabis-associated psychotic symptoms in over 230,000 people who use cannabis
This article originally appeared at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-022-02112-8 Authors: Translational Psychiatry volume 12, Article number: 369 (2022) Abstract Cannabis, a widely used psychoactive substance, can trigger acute cannabis-associated psychotic symptoms (CAPS) in people who use cannabis (PWUC). To assess rates and correlates of CAPS requiring emergency medical treatment, we analyzed data from an international sample of PWUC (n = 233,475). We found […]
High potency cannabis use, mental health symptoms and cannabis dependence: Triangulating the evidence
This article originally appeared at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460323001351?via%253Dihub Highlights Preferring high potency cannabis was associated with risk of cannabis dependence.Further triangulation with THC concentration did not support these results. Evidence for an association between high potency cannabis use and other mental health symptoms is mixed. Improved methodology is needed to assess cannabis use in research. Abstract Cannabis […]
Influence of cannabis use on incidence of psychosis in people at clinical high risk
This article originally appeared at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pcn.13555 Authors: Lucy A Chester 1 , Lucia R Valmaggia 2 , Matthew J Kempton 1 , Edward Chesney 1 , Dominic Oliver 1 3 , Emily P Hedges 1 4 , Elise Klatsa 1 , Daniel Stahl 5 , Mark van der Gaag 6 7 , Lieuwe de Haan 8 9 , Barnaby Nelson 10 […]
Rates and correlates of cannabis-associated psychotic symptoms in over 230,000 people who use cannabis
This article originally appeared at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-022-02112-8 Authors: Tabea Schoeler, Jason Ferris & Adam R. Winstock Abstract Cannabis, a widely used psychoactive substance, can trigger acute cannabis-associated psychotic symptoms (CAPS) in people who use cannabis (PWUC). To assess rates and correlates of CAPS requiring emergency medical treatment, we analyzed data from an international sample of PWUC […]
State Cannabis Legalization and Psychosis-Related Health Care Utilization
This article originally appeared at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2800728 Authors: Holly Elser, MD, PhD1,2; Keith Humphreys, PhD3,4; Mathew V. Kiang, ScD5; et alSwapnil Mehta, MD4; Jong H. Yoon, MD4,6; William O. Faustman, PhD4,6; Ellicott C. Matthay, PhD7 JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(1):e2252689. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.52689 Key Points Question Is state cannabis legalization or commercialization associated with increased rates of psychosis-related health care claims? Findings In this cohort study of claims data from 63 680 589 beneficiaries from […]
If cannabis is getting stronger, why aren’t cases of schizophrenia rising?
Most people who smoke pot enjoy it, but a smaller proportion experience psychotic-like symptoms, such as feeling suspicious or paranoid. The question that polarises researchers is whether smoking cannabis is associated with a risk of developing psychotic problems, such as schizophrenia, in the long term. Of course, cannabis use is common, while schizophrenia is relatively […]
