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There's a relationship between smoking cigarettes and schizophrenia too. I think this may be a case of people trying to self medicate for their conditions. > "
by Agenttin 5y ago
There's a relationship between smoking cigarettes and schizophrenia too. I think this may be a case of people trying to self medicate for their conditions.
> "There has been emerging evidence of an association between tobacco smoking and schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD). Two meta-analyses have reported that people who smoke tobacco have an ~2-fold increased risk of incident schizophrenia or psychosis, even after adjusting for confounding factors."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6255982/#:~:text=There%20has%20been%20emerging%20evidence,after%20adjusting%20for%20confounding%20factors https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6255982/#:~:tex....
- quickthrowman 5y agoI agree 100%, I believe schizophrenics with symptoms seek out marijuana, just like they do with tobacco.