Marijuana Use linked to liklihood of psychosis?

[Praxeas]

LONDON — Using marijuana seems to increase the chance of becoming psychotic, researchers report in an analysis of past research that reignites the issue of whether pot is dangerous.

The new review suggests that even infrequent use could raise the small but real risk of this serious mental illness by 40 percent.
Doctors have long suspected a connection and say the latest findings underline the need to highlight marijuana's long-term risks. The research, paid for by the British Health Department, is being published Friday in medical journal The Lancet.

"The available evidence now suggests that cannabis is not as harmless as many people think," said Dr. Stanley Zammit, one of the study's authors and a lecturer in the department of psychological medicine at Cardiff University.

The researchers said they couldn't prove that marijuana use itself increases the risk of psychosis, a category of several disorders with schizophrenia being the most commonly known.

There could be something else about marijuana users, "like their tendency to use other drugs or certain personality traits, that could be causing the psychoses," Zammit said.

Marijuana is the most frequently used illegal substance in many countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States. About 20 percent of young adults report using it at least once a week, according to government statistics.

Zammit and colleagues from the University of Bristol, Imperial College and Cambridge University examined 35 studies that tracked tens of thousands of people for periods ranging from one year to 27 years to examine the effect of marijuana on mental health.

They looked for psychotic illnesses as well as cognitive disorders including delusions and hallucinations, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, neuroses and suicidal tendencies.

They found that people who used marijuana had roughly a 40 percent higher chance of developing a psychotic disorder later in life. The overall risk remains very low.

For example, Zammit said the risk of developing schizophrenia for most people is less than 1 percent. The prevalence of schizophrenia is believed to be about five in 1,000 people. But because of the drug's wide popularity, the researchers estimate that about 800 new cases of psychosis could be prevented by reducing marijuana use.

The scientists found a more disturbing outlook for "heavy users" of pot, those who used it daily or weekly: Their risk for psychosis jumped to a range of 50 percent to 200 percent.

One doctor noted that people with a history of mental illness in their families could be at higher risk. For them, marijuana use "could unmask the underlying schizophrenia," said Dr. Deepak Cyril D'Souza, an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale University, who was not involved in the study.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291043,00.html

[Ronzo]

That explains my late high school years... and a few years afterward... ;)

[Pressing-On]

That explains my late high school years... and a few years afterward... ;)
I'm not commenting on this article.

:whistle

[Evang.Benincasa]

LONDON — Using marijuana seems to increase the chance of becoming psychotic, researchers report in an analysis of past research that reignites the issue of whether pot is dangerous.

The new review suggests that even infrequent use could raise the small but real risk of this serious mental illness by 40 percent.
Doctors have long suspected a connection and say the latest findings underline the need to highlight marijuana's long-term risks. The research, paid for by the British Health Department, is being published Friday in medical journal The Lancet.

"The available evidence now suggests that cannabis is not as harmless as many people think," said Dr. Stanley Zammit, one of the study's authors and a lecturer in the department of psychological medicine at Cardiff University.

The researchers said they couldn't prove that marijuana use itself increases the risk of psychosis, a category of several disorders with schizophrenia being the most commonly known.

There could be something else about marijuana users, "like their tendency to use other drugs or certain personality traits, that could be causing the psychoses," Zammit said.

Marijuana is the most frequently used illegal substance in many countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States. About 20 percent of young adults report using it at least once a week, according to government statistics.

Zammit and colleagues from the University of Bristol, Imperial College and Cambridge University examined 35 studies that tracked tens of thousands of people for periods ranging from one year to 27 years to examine the effect of marijuana on mental health.

They looked for psychotic illnesses as well as cognitive disorders including delusions and hallucinations, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, neuroses and suicidal tendencies.

They found that people who used marijuana had roughly a 40 percent higher chance of developing a psychotic disorder later in life. The overall risk remains very low.

For example, Zammit said the risk of developing schizophrenia for most people is less than 1 percent. The prevalence of schizophrenia is believed to be about five in 1,000 people. But because of the drug's wide popularity, the researchers estimate that about 800 new cases of psychosis could be prevented by reducing marijuana use.

The scientists found a more disturbing outlook for "heavy users" of pot, those who used it daily or weekly: Their risk for psychosis jumped to a range of 50 percent to 200 percent.

One doctor noted that people with a history of mental illness in their families could be at higher risk. For them, marijuana use "could unmask the underlying schizophrenia," said Dr. Deepak Cyril D'Souza, an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale University, who was not involved in the study.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291043,00.html

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o304/Undyingsoul1/reefer_madness.jpg

Well, well, well, looks like the old boys were right. You see what happens, we use to laugh at these old time movies. Now it looks as if they were right.
Wait until all the proof comes out on coffee and soda!!! Boy oh boy won't you all be real scared then!!!

Brother Benincasa

www.OnTimeJournal.com

[jwharv]

On the news tonight they did a story about a legal herb you can smoke and get higher then most do on marijuana. Here is a link:


http://www.nbc15online.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=a9d53721-aad8-4393-9082-69b9560b7235

The story talks about teens, but one of the stores where it is sold says mostly older adults buy it................

[COOPER]

London banned Ritalin too right?

And they use rubber bullets.

[Twisp]

Just like most other things, it has good aspects and bad aspects. No big deal.

[ILG]

London banned Ritalin too right?

And they use rubber bullets.

I think Ritalin is very likely over-prescribed in the US.

[COOPER]

I think Ritalin is very likely over-prescribed in the US.

Ya think?:killinme

[SharylCutsfort]

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[KeptByTheWord]

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One simple question... what is WRONG with you people?

lol

[Timmy]

In some state marijuana approved to legalize while in other state its still be defeated. An economic advantage is one reason why they legalize it while some opinion say’s that it was a wrong move. How many times have you needed additional information on tips to get emergency payday cash loans, and turned to a web site search on "instant loans no credit checks (http://www.matchfinancial.com/what-is-a-payday-loan/)?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE

[Timmy]

One simple question... what is WRONG with you people?

lol

:highfive

[Fionn mac Cumh]

Who paid for this study? Keep that in mind when reading any marijuana study. Dont like marijuana? Blame GOD. He created it and gave it the medical benefits it posses. Why did he create and give it the medical benefits it posses?

[Fionn mac Cumh]

TTT

[shazeep]

LONDON — Using marijuana seems to increase the chance of becoming psychotic, researchers report in an analysis of past research that reignites the issue of whether pot is dangerous.

The new review suggests that even infrequent use could raise the small but real risk of this serious mental illness by 40 percent.
Doctors have long suspected a connection and say the latest findings underline the need to highlight marijuana's long-term risks. The research, paid for by the British Health Department, is being published Friday in medical journal The Lancet.

"The available evidence now suggests that cannabis is not as harmless as many people think," said Dr. Stanley Zammit, one of the study's authors and a lecturer in the department of psychological medicine at Cardiff University.

The researchers said they couldn't prove that marijuana use itself increases the risk of psychosis, a category of several disorders with schizophrenia being the most commonly known.

There could be something else about marijuana users, "like their tendency to use other drugs or certain personality traits, that could be causing the psychoses," Zammit said.

Marijuana is the most frequently used illegal substance in many countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States. About 20 percent of young adults report using it at least once a week, according to government statistics.

Zammit and colleagues from the University of Bristol, Imperial College and Cambridge University examined 35 studies that tracked tens of thousands of people for periods ranging from one year to 27 years to examine the effect of marijuana on mental health.

They looked for psychotic illnesses as well as cognitive disorders including delusions and hallucinations, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, neuroses and suicidal tendencies.

They found that people who used marijuana had roughly a 40 percent higher chance of developing a psychotic disorder later in life. The overall risk remains very low.

For example, Zammit said the risk of developing schizophrenia for most people is less than 1 percent. The prevalence of schizophrenia is believed to be about five in 1,000 people. But because of the drug's wide popularity, the researchers estimate that about 800 new cases of psychosis could be prevented by reducing marijuana use.

The scientists found a more disturbing outlook for "heavy users" of pot, those who used it daily or weekly: Their risk for psychosis jumped to a range of 50 percent to 200 percent.

One doctor noted that people with a history of mental illness in their families could be at higher risk. For them, marijuana use "could unmask the underlying schizophrenia," said Dr. Deepak Cyril D'Souza, an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale University, who was not involved in the study.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291043,00.html:lol Jesus. The last gasp of a twisted--and thankfully dying--ethos. Your leaders outlawed hemp--after requiring all landowners to grow it--because Big Biz could not compete with hemp on any level. It was never even about pot--that was just the engine to control hemp, and dis hippies.

This study goes further, in that it actually misreports incidences of psychoses as being exacerbated by pot, when it is almost universally remediated by it. Understand why they made a movie like "Reefer Madness."

[shazeep]

One simple question... what is WRONG with you people?

lol:lol

[Praxeas]

:lol Jesus. The last gasp of a twisted--and thankfully dying--ethos. Your leaders outlawed hemp--after requiring all landowners to grow it--because Big Biz could not compete with hemp on any level. It was never even about pot--that was just the engine to control hemp, and dis hippies.

This study goes further, in that it actually misreports incidences of psychoses as being exacerbated by pot, when it is almost universally remediated by it. Understand why they made a movie like "Reefer Madness."
Your leaders did that

[Aquila]

:popcorn2:popcorn2:popcorn2:popcorn2:popcorn2:bbq: bbq:bbq:thebunny:thebunny:thebunny:thebunny :popcorn2:popcorn2:popcorn2

[Aquila]

I think the evil snack food corporations are behind legalization. lol

[shazeep]

Your leaders did that:lol nah, i shoot them on sight!

[Shawn]

Your leaders did that

probably had more to do with Big Pharma and Big Agra.

I don't use marijuana but the fact that alcohol is legal and marijuana isn't is silly.

[shazeep]

from a consumer's pov, yes--but not from a capitalist's pov.

[Aquila]

Far out.

[Aquila]

Legalize it and tax it. It will open up new markets and revenue for both the public and private sector. In addition... it will put a lot of small time pushers out of business and free up law enforcement to focus on more serious issues.

Also, research shows that it can help relieve PTSD. With so many of our brave soldiers facing PTSD and the current PTSD related suicide rates... I'd rather give them something natural to ease their minds.

[shazeep]

Um, 'tax it?' why not just tax the air while you're at it? I will die before i pay a tax to grow a plant, wadr.