No Evidence of a Common Genetic Link Between Schizophrenia and Cannabis Use

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“Cannabis Use Disorder”… Is that new?

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Just the fancy new way of saying “pothead”

Same with “alcohol use disorder” is the new “alcoholic”

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It’s a good article, I agree with it premise.

I know in my case I heard voices before I ever touched THC, and the THC doesn’t make my symptoms worse.

I will say though that my addiction issues were due in part to the symptoms and a desire to cope, in an unhealthy manner. I know I’m not alone in being the only one who desired a buzz to handle.

But that doesn’t make the illness a precursor to addiction issues on that basis alone. Plenty of folks stay sober or even blame the drugs.

Good one EH!

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That kinda makes sense. When it was my 1st year of university I used to smoke everyday and even went to an exam high as a kita and was alright. Second year I smoked like once every two weeks and I became psychotic

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Yes there is, no there isn’t, yes there is, no there isn’t … this is the psychiatric equivalent of an everlasting gobstopper .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everlasting_Gobstopper

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Cannabis breaks down the blood-brain barrier, but is also an anti-inflammatory (which has an antipsychotic effect.) People relying on it for anti-anxiety benefit from the anti-inflammatory activity, but that’s playing with fire as the breakdown of the blood-brain barrier makes brain inflammation bad enough that the cannabis eventually can’t counter the inflammation anymore.

It’s like a crutch that slowly breaks your other leg.

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It’s what know as a part time hang out,

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From Chorus’ article:

"There is reasonable evidence that individuals with psychoses who are regular cannabis users have more positive symptoms, more frequent relapses, and require more hospitalization "

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