The AP (3/19, Cheng) reports, “Smoking high-potency marijuana every day could increase the chances of developing psychosis by nearly five times,” researchers concluded in a study comprised of “about 900 people who were diagnosed with a first episode of the disorder at a mental health clinic, including those with delusions and hallucinations,” who “were compared with more than 1,200 healthy patients.” The findings were published online March 19 in The Lancet Psychiatry.
Also covering the study are Reuters (3/19, Kelland), The Guardian (UK) (3/19, Davis), BBC News Online (UK) (3/20, Roberts), the Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer (3/19, Wood), The Hill (3/19, Burke), the NPR (3/19, Chatterjee) “Shots” blog, NBC News (3/19), and HealthDay (3/19, Thompson).
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— “Smoking strong pot daily raises psychosis risk, study finds, “Maria Cheng, AP, March 19, 2019