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Downvote? Seriously, hn? It’s a fact that hashish intake can cause psychosis.

ryandvm 4y ago
You have any legitimate studies on this or are you just regurgitating 70 year old "reefer madness" propaganda?
GordonS 4y ago
It is absolutely not a fact. There are a slew of papers on both sides of the argument, so it's definitely not settled. People with mental health issues are more likely to use cannabis because it helps them with those issues. And people with mental health issues are of course at higher risk of developing psychosis, so it's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
mikestew 4y ago
Saying it twice doesn't make it true. Just one URI, that's all anyone asks.
- hestefisk 4y ago
  https://www.thelancet.com/article/S2215-0366(19)30048-3/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/article/S2215-0366(19)30048-3/full... One of many. I have a close family member who developed cannabis-induced psychotic disorder in teenage years. It is a well known phenomenon. I agree that it can be a chicken-and-egg question in some cases but it doesn’t change the fact that cannabis is generally bad for your mind.
- hestefisk 4y ago
  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15504263.2019.1674991 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15504263.2019.1... “Results: Consistent evidence, both from observational and experimental studies, has confirmed the important role of cannabis use in the initiation and persistence of psychotic disorders. The size of the effect is related to the extent of cannabis use, with greater risk for early cannabis use and use of high-potency varieties and synthetic cannabinoids. Accumulating evidence suggests that frequent cannabis use also increases the risk for mania as well as for suicide.”
  - mikestew 4y ago
    Thanks, I'll add that, as well as your other links, to the reading list for the evening.
- hestefisk 4y ago
  Another one in the Lancet: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215036614001175 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221503661... “The ready availability of high potency cannabis in south London might have resulted in a greater proportion of first onset psychosis cases being attributed to cannabis use than in previous studies.”
alexk307 4y ago
Enlighten us with the facts if that’s the case!
cuteboy19 4y ago
Why is this one drug so special that it cannot possibly cause madness? I don't understand the downs either

You have any legitimate studies on this or are you just regurgitating 70 year old "reefer madness" propaganda?

It is absolutely not a fact. There are a slew of papers on both sides of the argument, so it's definitely not settled. People with mental health issues are more likely to use cannabis because it helps them with those issues. And people with mental health issues are of course at higher risk of developing psychosis, so it's a self-fulfilling prophecy.

mikestew 4y ago

Saying it twice doesn't make it true. Just one URI, that's all anyone asks.

hestefisk 4y ago
https://www.thelancet.com/article/S2215-0366(19)30048-3/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/article/S2215-0366(19)30048-3/full... One of many. I have a close family member who developed cannabis-induced psychotic disorder in teenage years. It is a well known phenomenon. I agree that it can be a chicken-and-egg question in some cases but it doesn’t change the fact that cannabis is generally bad for your mind.
hestefisk 4y ago
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15504263.2019.1674991 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15504263.2019.1... “Results: Consistent evidence, both from observational and experimental studies, has confirmed the important role of cannabis use in the initiation and persistence of psychotic disorders. The size of the effect is related to the extent of cannabis use, with greater risk for early cannabis use and use of high-potency varieties and synthetic cannabinoids. Accumulating evidence suggests that frequent cannabis use also increases the risk for mania as well as for suicide.”
- mikestew 4y ago
  Thanks, I'll add that, as well as your other links, to the reading list for the evening.
hestefisk 4y ago
Another one in the Lancet: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215036614001175 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221503661... “The ready availability of high potency cannabis in south London might have resulted in a greater proportion of first onset psychosis cases being attributed to cannabis use than in previous studies.”

alexk307 4y ago

Enlighten us with the facts if that’s the case!

cuteboy19 4y ago

Why is this one drug so special that it cannot possibly cause madness? I don't understand the downs either