HealthDay (4/30, Holmes) reports, “Marijuana dependence goes hand in hand with poor mental health, and problems may persist long after stopping the drug,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data from more than 20,000 respondents to a 2012 Canadian health survey.” The findings were published online April 15 in the journal Advances in Preventive Medicine. Jill Williams, MD, “head of the American Psychiatric Association’s Council on Addiction Psychiatry, reviewed the findings and said heavy pot use is associated with such problems as a lack of achievement and possibly a slight lowering of IQ. Users who self-medicate may increase their existing psychiatric problems, she added.” She stated, “THC [the ingredient in marijuana that gets users high] may be making things worse – specifically, psychosis.”
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— “Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting, “Rich Holmes, HealthDay , April 30, 2020