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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-27-10 08:06 PMOriginal message Long-time cannabis use linked to psychosis: study Source: AFPWASHINGTON — The longer people use cannabis or marijuana, the more likely they are to experience hallucinations or delusions or to suffer psychosis, according to a study released Saturday.The study found that people who first used cannabis when they were aged 15 or younger were twice as likely to develop a "non-affective psychosis" -- which can include schizophrenia -- than those who had never used the drug.The research led by John McGrath from the University of Queensland in Australia was based on a survey of 3,801 people with an average age of 20.1 years, the US-based Archives of General Psychiatry reported."Among all the participants, a longer duration since the first time they used cannabis was associated with multiple psychosis-related outcomes," the study said.Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5idu_...
notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-27-10 08:08 PMResponse to Original message 3. Bullshit!
Warpy (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-27-10 08:11 PMResponse to Original message 4. Not this shit again! Uh, guys, it's called SELF MEDICATION and kids experiencing the earliest signs of psychosis are going to use something to keep a lid on it.Grass is less harmful than booze, anyway.Grass will have to be legalized for a meaningful study of cannabis use and psychosis to be done.
RagAss (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-27-10 08:51 PMResponse to Original message 14. Who payed for this half assed bullshit study?
cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Sun Feb-28-10 12:15 AMResponse to Original message 64. In my 32 years of near constant cannibis use, I can assure you that at no time have I ever been (wait, did you hear that?) psychotic. I've never missed a (whoa! there it was again!) day of work because of my smoking, and I know dozens of people who've been too (these voices are going to drive me crazzzzy!) hungover from alcohol to get to their jobs the day after. If anything, I've been more laid back (gun? what gun?) than I was before I ever discovered (mayor? why the mayor?) the stuff.On the medicinal issue, I suffer from arthritis (shoot the mayor? whatever for?) after having both ACL ligaments reconstructed (stop it stop it I won't I won't!) and a few tokes make a 24/7 pain go away simply because I (no no no no!) forget it's there for a while. I've known this for a very long (you leave my ****ing wife out of this!) time. I don't understand why people who've never (I don't even HAVE an axe!) tried it have such a hard time with it.Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go wash this blood off of me, and it's OFF TO THE MAYOR'S HOUSE! My great-great grandfather tells me she's been a verrrrry bad girl, just like my wife. This needs to be taken care of. Don't worry, my wife didn't suffer...Psychosis my ass.
EFerrari (1000+ posts) Sun Feb-28-10 12:35 AMResponse to Reply #64 69. Doug used to say, nobody ever smoked a joint and climbed up a tower with a rifle.
Probably someone who could spell.
