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Study Links Marijuana Use to Schizophrenia
CNSNEWS.com ^
| 7/10/02
| Rick Docksai
Posted on 07/10/2002 2:36:43 AM PDT by kattracks
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posted on
07/10/2002 2:36:43 AM PDT
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
And, it makes you lazy.
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posted on
07/10/2002 2:54:11 AM PDT
by
ppaul
To: kattracks
To: kattracks
Carpenter and Ujike both said more research was needed regarding the link between marijuana and schizophrenia.
But, but, but...if the study is incomplete, which it obviously is if further research is still needed, why put out an inconclusive report before all of the facts are gathered?
Impressions are everything?
To: kattracks
The Okayama report confirms the results of a 1987 study conducted in Sweden in which higher incidents of schizophrenia were discovered among army conscripts who had used marijuana.
If the report confirms something there is no need for "further research".
Spinning for Dollars!
To: kattracks
As that Great American, Gomer Pyle Would say:
SURPRISE SURPRISE:
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posted on
07/10/2002 3:13:51 AM PDT
by
DeaconRed
To: Voter#537
PYLE!
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You knucklehead!
To: kattracks
It makes you gay, too.
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posted on
07/10/2002 3:25:13 AM PDT
by
exnavy
To: kattracks
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posted on
07/10/2002 3:31:09 AM PDT
by
JediGirl
To: kattracks
After many years of personal research, I can vouch for this report! My ex-wife smoked weed, and I'd swear that she was schizophrenic. Hell, I
know that the b!tch that walked out the door wasn't even the same one I married. It must have been those times that she was able to make her head spin 360's and speaking in those wierd voices that gave it away. hehehe
I still miss her, but my aim is getting better.
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posted on
07/10/2002 3:32:04 AM PDT
by
11B3
To: JediGirl
Nothing like mileage out of a junker is there.
To: kattracks
As an aside, I came down with a sinus problem last week, my dotcor proscribed a drug called Tequin, here is the listed side effects;
The side effects of Tequin are generally mild, but serious side effects have been reported in people taking this class of drugs. These reactions may occur after taking just one dose. If you experience any of the following side effects, stop taking Tequin and call your doctor:
an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives) central nervous system (CNS) side effects including:
seizures, dizziness, confusion, tremors, hallucinations,
depression, or suicidal thoughts
pain, inflammation, or rupture of a tendon
Needless to say I didn't take the drug, the side effects outweighed the benefits.
To: kattracks
The Swedish study showed that the incidence of schizophrenia among conscripts who were "heavy" and "chronic" users of marijuana was six times higher than it was among those who had not smoked. When they ban dry cleaning fluid because .002% of rats that are bathed in it get cancer, this finding of a 500% increase is stunning. Of course the potheads will deny it, while saying, hey, I can quit any time I want, I just don't want to right now... Been there done that, don't want the T-Shirt. Pot sucks(your life away)
To: ppaul
And, it makes you lazy.It doesn't make you lazy. It's just that when you're stoned, you realize that it's just not worth the effin' effort.
Seriously though, I've known a lot of pot smokers in my life, and only ONE schizophrenic. He never smoked pot.
This study is bogus. There are an awful lot of pot smokers and former pot smokers in America, and I'm sure there are a very small number of schizophrenics.
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posted on
07/10/2002 3:45:50 AM PDT
by
Maceman
To: American in Israel
Pot sucks(your life away) Pot sucks (your life away). Speak for yourself.
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posted on
07/10/2002 3:48:09 AM PDT
by
JediGirl
To: Maceman
I'm sure there are a very small number of schizophrenics.Don't kid yourself.
They're everywhere.
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posted on
07/10/2002 3:50:41 AM PDT
by
ppaul
To: JediGirl
-grin-
To: philman_36
Research on drugs and mental illness is like layers of an onion. Calls for further study doesn't negate studies already done. Just means more to be discovered.
To: American in Israel
"...The Swedish study showed that the incidence of schizophrenia among conscripts who were "heavy" and "chronic" users of marijuana was six times higher than it was among those who had not smoked. "
"...When they ban dry cleaning fluid because .002% of rats that are bathed in it get cancer, this finding of a 500% increase is stunning. "
Well, perhaps. But it is also misleading.
The claim's not new. Brendan Nelson, the former head of the Australian Medical Association, now a conservative member of parliament, has been saying this for years.
But the issue that he has never addressed, and the issue that this report does not address, is cause-and-effect.
In fact, many other medicos believe that the connection between schizophrenia and marijuana is simpler to explain: many schizophrenics self-medicate, using marijuana heavily to mask the symptoms.
By that, I mean that in an effort to make their condition more bearable, schizophrenia sufferers dope themselves up on a regular basis.
Whether the use of marijuana then exacerbates the underlying condition is open to question .. research I've seen suggests that it _may_.
But it may also be that by self-medicating, sufferers are less likely to use more recognised pharmacological remedies ... meaning that the worsening in their condition is not caused by marijuana - merely masked by it.
To: ppaul
Got 2 in the family. Thanks to all for your dollars to support them, paying for their housing, food, hospitalizations, and meds.
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