Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of schizophrenia

Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by 42772827 on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @08:30PM (#42942267)

Could also just be an increase in symptoms the person already had but in minor form. We tend to think of people as being either schizophrenic or... "not," but it seems far more likely that it exists, like everything in humans, on a spectrum.

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Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by baking on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @08:48PM (#42942449)

People develop schizophrenia in their early twenties. Once it develops, you have it for life. The evidence is that cannabis use at an early age makes people who are susceptible to schizophrenia unable to control it and it fucks up the rest of their life. Some people smoke a ton of pot and never develop schizophrenia. Some people who are susceptible to schizophrenia and wait until their late 20's to smoke pot or use it minimally before then are able to avoid schizophrenia.

This is a perfectly valid reason to avoid heavy cannabis use before the age of 25.

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Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by LoganDark on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @08:32PM (#42942297)

Ah yes, the autism vs schizophrenia spectrum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHuFSnhKG9I

I don't think pretty much any of that video is reliably supported but oh boy is it food for thought.

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