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Heavy Cannabis Use Linked to Schizophrenia Especially among Young Men
https://www.scientificamerican.com ^ | May 6, 2023 | By Gary Stix

Posted on 05/06/2023 12:49:46 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19

The French psychiatrist Jacques-Joseph Moreau published a book called Hashish and Mental Illness in 1845, the same year that Scientific American brought out its first issue. In it, he explored his own experiences with the drug cannabis at the Paris-based Club des Hachichins—some of which took place alongside the likes of Victor Hugo, Honoré de Balzac and Charles Baudelaire. Two years earlier Moreau described the “undescribable delights” of a “marvelous substance.” But in his 1845 book, he noted in great clinical detail the similarities to psychosis when ingesting high doses.

Nearly two centuries later the possible link between cannabis use and schizophrenia continues to be intensively researched, often provoking heated debate in its wake. A study published on May 4 in the journal Psychological Medicine provides new evidence that problematic cannabis use may lead to schizophrenia, particularly for young men who are heavy users.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1845; bullshit; cannabis; dope; ganja; marijuana; maryjane; pot; potheads; schizophrenia
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To: ifinnegan

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21 posted on 05/06/2023 1:40:37 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: RomanSoldier19

22 posted on 05/06/2023 1:41:22 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Tea Party Terrorist

“There is not enough high-quality human clinical safety and efficacy evidence to allow IASP to endorse the general use of cannabis and cannabinoids for pain at this time”

International Association for the Study of Pain

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/02/health/marijuana-pain-control-wellness/index.html


23 posted on 05/06/2023 1:42:33 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: RomanSoldier19

Chicken or the egg? They use weed to try to do something because they are whacked out, or are they whacked out because of tue skunk butt weed?


24 posted on 05/06/2023 1:46:23 PM PDT by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Government says cannabis good...should be in everyone’s garden...looks like parsley. lol


25 posted on 05/06/2023 1:47:00 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: RomanSoldier19
The few people I knew who smoked pot in high school were not firing on all cylinders to begin with.
So cause and effect may be in question, but I'm pretty sure no one improved by using illicit drugs.

26 posted on 05/06/2023 1:47:31 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

The weed and related products are so strong now they’re down right debilitating.


27 posted on 05/06/2023 1:49:27 PM PDT by toddausauras (Trump Lake 2024....Go down swinging!)
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To: RomanSoldier19

The solution for pot smokers is simple. They should start using tranq instead. Tranq has “short-lived” side effects. Just take a look at Kensington, PA. It’s a model neighborhood for tranq use.


28 posted on 05/06/2023 1:49:32 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA ("How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly." )
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To: Revel

So,

What are you saying about antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, stimulants, anti-psychotics, and mood stabilizers?


29 posted on 05/06/2023 1:51:00 PM PDT by Red6
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To: vpintheak

Yup. So the surfer dudes smoke some stuff to change their head? Then it changes their head. Did we pay any money to find out weed screws people up? Who’d uh thunk it?


30 posted on 05/06/2023 1:52:07 PM PDT by OldWarBaby
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To: Red6

Well... What do you get when you combine Prozac with an AR 15?


31 posted on 05/06/2023 1:53:11 PM PDT by Revel
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To: RomanSoldier19

No no... I’ve been assured that smoking pot is healthy for you and not harmful at all like that icky tobacco which is a nasty habit. Smoking tobacco BAD! smoking pot GOOD AND HEALTHY!


32 posted on 05/06/2023 1:55:45 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: RomanSoldier19

33 posted on 05/06/2023 1:56:46 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America.)
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To: GSWarrior

-—that’s just you? So, which one of you is talking? And where was the other guy at the time?


34 posted on 05/06/2023 1:56:51 PM PDT by OldWarBaby
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To: JennysCool

Taxi


35 posted on 05/06/2023 2:00:16 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: golux

Do you mean Pfizer and Moderna.


36 posted on 05/06/2023 2:00:37 PM PDT by momincombatboots (BQEphesians 6... who you are really at war with)
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To: GSWarrior

I grow my own and it has a low THC level but a higher CBD level. Smoking it would just wreck your lungs.


37 posted on 05/06/2023 2:05:29 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: JennysCool
Jim, before the drugs.

And yes, that’s Tom Hanks.

38 posted on 05/06/2023 2:06:16 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: GSWarrior

I’m just joking. (Kind of) :)


39 posted on 05/06/2023 2:09:44 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to se)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Bookmark


40 posted on 05/06/2023 2:12:16 PM PDT by Glinda Whatsit
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