Depression, suicidality leading to substance (ab)use also seems like a plausible direction for causality to flow. It's striking how the specific wording of the

Depression, suicidality leading to substance (ab)use also seems like a plausible direction for causality to flow. It's striking how the specific wording of the headline can cause you to make assumptions even if it is technically accurate (the assumption being that recreational use causes depression). Published study here, looks like source data is survey: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2804450 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...