Yeah this is often the debate. Many schizophrenic people self-medicate with drugs and alcohol before they've been diagnosed, so it's very hard to get a clear pi

Yeah this is often the debate. Many schizophrenic people self-medicate with drugs and alcohol before they've been diagnosed, so it's very hard to get a clear picture. The "component cause" makes sense... marijuana and other psychedelics don't necessarily cause schizophrenia in most people, but for some people it may serve as a trigger. There's some evidence that trauma in childhood may have a similar impact.