Healio [mailview.bulletinhealthcare.com] (5/30, Weldon) reports, “Teenagers who use cannabis have a much higher risk for developing a psychotic disorder compared with their nonusing peers, according to research published in Psychological Medicine.” In the study [mailview.bulletinhealthcare.com], “researchers found that, compared with no cannabis use, cannabis use was significantly associated with psychotic disorders during adolescence (adjusted HR = 11.2; 95% CI, 4.6-27.3), but not during young adulthood (aHR = 1.3; 95% CI, 0.6-2.6). When the researchers restricted outcomes to hospitalizations and ED visits, the strength of the association increased markedly during adolescence (aHR = 26.7; 95% CI, 7.7-92.8) but again did not change meaningfully during young adulthood (aHR = 1.8; 95% CI, 0.6-5.4).”
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— “Study suggests strong link between teen cannabis use, psychotic disorders,”Rose Weldon, Healio, May 30, 2024