Marijuana Use Can Up Psychosis Risk, According to Some Scientists THAT I WANT TO KILL - Polidicks

[release] SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term use of marijuana can lead to increased risk of developing hallucinations, delusions and psychosis, a new study shows. Australian researchers asked nearly 3,100 young adults averaging about 20 years of age about marijuana use. They found that almost 18 percent reported using the drug for three or fewer years, about 16 percent for four to five years, and just over 14 percent for six or more years. Among the participants, 65 had been diagnosed with a "non-affective psychosis" such as schizophrenia, and 233 had at least one positive item for hallucination on a diagnostic interview conducted for the study. The researchers found there was an association between length of marijuana use and mental health. "Compared with those who had never used cannabis, young adults who had six or more years since first use of cannabis [i.e., who commenced use when around 15 years or younger] were twice as likely to develop a non-affective psychosis and were four times as likely to have high scores on the Peters et al Delusions Inventory [a measure of delusion]," wrote Dr. John McGrath, of the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Park Centre for Mental Health in Wacol, and colleagues. "There was a 'dose-response' relationship between the variables of interest: the longer the duration since the first cannabis use, the higher the risk of psychosis-related outcomes." The study appears online March 1 and in the May print issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. But the association between psychosis and marijuana use is not simple, the researchers noted. They found that people who'd experienced hallucinations earlier in life were also more likely to have used marijuana longer and to use it more frequently. "This demonstrates the complexity of the relationship: those individuals who were vulnerable to psychosis [i.e., those who had isolated psychotic symptoms] were more likely to commence cannabis use, which could then subsequently contribute to an increased risk of conversion to a non-affective psychotic disorder," wrote the study authors. Further research is needed to learn more about the mechanisms underlying the association between psychosis and marijuana use, they concluded.[/release] [url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100228/hl_hsn/marijuanausecanuppsychosisrisk[/url] Inb4 potheads vs. straight edge flame fest. No seriously if you faggots shit up this thread I'll cut myself.

you dont need marijuana to feel happy you need the power of jeeesssusssss

[quote=lolwutdude;20502872]you dont need marijuana to feel happy you need the power of jeeesssusssss[/quote] praze da lawd

[QUOTE=lolwutdude;20502872]you dont need marijuana to feel happy you need the power of jeeesssusssss[/QUOTE] Hugs not drugs, also I prefer Christian aerobics over drugs. No not really I smoke weed a lot.

[QUOTE=Hunterbrute;20502912]praze da lawd[/QUOTE] God doesn't exist.

i stopped reading at "Australian"

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;20502918]Hugs not drugs, also I prefer Christian aerobics over drugs. No not really I smoke weed a lot.[/QUOTE] according to statistics, marijuana is a gateway drug more you smoke, more you use devil's work, like cocaine or meth.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;20502918]Hugs not drugs, also I prefer Christian aerobics over drugs. No not really I smoke weed a lot.[/QUOTE] smok wed evryday :350: Weed is 2kwl4skwl [QUOTE=lolwutdude;20502951]according to statistics, marijuana is a gateway drug more you smoke, more you use devil's work, like cocaine or meth.[/QUOTE] Thats what my priest said, he said the Devil grabs your soul every puff you take.

[QUOTE=Hunterbrute;20502964]smok wed evryday :350: Weed is 2kwl4skwl[/QUOTE] Too bad I'm one of them smart productive stoners that has a 3.4 gpa. Go fuck yourself.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;20503001]Too bad I'm one of them smart productive stoners that has a 3.4 gpa. Go fuck yourself.[/QUOTE] I once knew a kid with Downs Syndrome, he had a 4.0 GPA. You got beat by a retard.

It would be the Australians to find this :rolleyes:

[QUOTE=Hunterbrute;20503028]I once knew a kid with Downs Syndrome, he had a 4.0 GPA. You got beat by a retard.[/QUOTE] I bet he went to special ed classes, I have two cousins with Downs Syndrome they aren't that fucking smart.

[QUOTE=Jessesmith1;20502941]i stopped reading at "Australian"[/QUOTE] Australia is way more lax on pot than the US.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;20503082]I bet he went to special ed classes, I have two cousins with Downs Syndrome they aren't that fucking smart.[/QUOTE] No he was in AP classes.

And here comes the inevitable shitstorm of sXe users and non-sXe users. Should be fun.

[QUOTE=w 1 z;20503119]And here comes the inevitable shitstorm of sXe users and non-sXe users. Should be fun.[/QUOTE] What the heck is a SXe user? Is that like a teetotaler drunkard?

We're not schizophrenic

[QUOTE=Hunterbrute;20503099]No he was in AP classes.[/QUOTE] Then he wasn't retarded, Downs Syndrome severely inhibits abilities to learn and use fine motor skills.

Pot does make you more likely to get psychosis it's still rare tho, someone i know said his uncle got schizophrenia.

[QUOTE=Hunterbrute;20503099]No he was in AP classes.[/QUOTE] He probably had Asberger's or something [editline]07:56PM[/editline] They can be super smart but socially retarded [editline]07:56PM[/editline] Also my brother smokes and he got into Harvard I don't and I'm not going anywhere near as good

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;20503001]Too bad I'm one of them smart productive stoners that has a 3.4 gpa. Go fuck yourself.[/QUOTE] That doesn't matter if you wind up poor and with health problems.

No no guys the kid had fucking Downs Syndrome, he had the stubby fingers, the squinty eyes, and talked all DURRR like.

school is too easy

[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;20503269]That doesn't matter if you wind up poor and with health problems.[/QUOTE] All stoners will end up poor and with health problems :downs: THC is one of the worlds strongest natural anti-oxidants, it reduces the risk of getting cancer.

Not gonna lie, I've been seeing things after I started smoking. It's cool though.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;20503082]I bet he went to special ed classes, I have two cousins with Downs Syndrome they aren't that fucking smart.[/QUOTE] You dumbtit You are discussing with hunterbrute. [editline]08:00PM[/editline] [QUOTE=3com111;20503328]Not gonna lie, I've been seeing things after I started smoking. It's cool though.[/QUOTE] is the meth that was used to adulterate your ganja.

And the argument has begun.

I developed a slight case of schizophrenia from MJ, I mean sometimes I love being fuckin high but the anxiety and delusions that come with it afterwards are just to me. My body doesn't like THC :(

Makes you wonder if governments around the world bribe scientists into making this bullshit up. Seriously you never hear about countries where weed is legal coming up with this shit.

[QUOTE=Hunterbrute;20503296] he had the stubby fingers, the squinty eyes, and talked all DURRR like.[/QUOTE] You went to school with Ryu-Gi?