New Study: Cocaine and Methamphetamine linked to greater severity of positive and negative symptoms of psychosis

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Of the total sample, 85% were dependent on cocaine, and 28.1% were dependent on methamphetamine. Participants had a median total PANSS score of 63, ranging from 37 to 111.

Demographic information, current substance use and early substance exposure were used to predict positive and negative psychotic symptom severity in linear regression models.

Increased severity of positive psychotic symptoms was significantly related to greater methamphetamine and marijuana use in the past 28 days, and methadone-abstinence. Negative symptom severity was related to increased opioid use in the past 28 days.

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Well, I guess I better lay off the meth.

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Full Paper available here:

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I think apart of the correlation is just the lack of hydration and sleep that seems to accommodate these psychotropics.

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Um, actually, I used a lot of uppers pre-DX. And I do mean A LOT. I’m sure that didn’t help. Same for the weed and the booze. (Sigh) Wish like hell I could travel back in time just to slap certain things out of the hands of my younger self.

Not in my case. I chugged water like an S.O.B. to deal with a nearly perpetual hangover back in the day before sobriety hit.

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