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The authors compare the clinical features of idiopathic psychosis (eg, schizophrenia) with cannabis-induced psychosis.
Cannabis Induced Psychosis is a mental health issue caused from heavy use or potent strains of marijuana or concentrates. Here is how it is treated.
“Allen” was a normal teen — excelling in sports, headed for university after graduation, no signs of mental disorder — when his personality did a 180-degree turn over two weeks. Uncharacteristic over-confidence and lack of sleep spiralled into rapid speech, a God complex. He was “the smartest being in the universe.” “He had it in his brain that he was going to be very famous, and anything he touched was going to be worth millions of dollars,” his dad recalled. An Edmonton resident we’ll identify
Pleading guilty to assault, a Toronto lawyer blamed his actions on "cannabis-induced psychosis." Does such a thing exist?
Bryn Spejcher is not going to prison. Her sentencing highlights a growing danger of recreational marijuana use.
It is estimated that about 3.5% of the population will experience a psychotic episode in their lifetime. But only a small percentage of these will go on to experience a psychotic disorder that requires treatment. What Is Psychosis? Psychosis is an umbrella term that describes a group of loosely related abnormalities around thinking, perceiving, behaving… Read More Substance Abuse Induced Psychosis
Talented translator Polly Ross (pictured), 32, suffered Hyperemesis Gravidarum, the same condition which saw Kate Middleton rushed to hospital while visiting the queen in Aberdeen.
When Kalpit Sharma started smoking high-THC weed several times a day, he thought he was just “living his life” as a university student. But then he started hearing voices.
Family members of a man stabbed to death by a Ventura County woman during an episode of cannabis-induced psychosis in 2018 are outraged after a...
A recent study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, conducted by Dr. Matthew B. Wall and colleagues from Invicro London at H
Study finds genetic overlap between cannabis use and schizophrenia
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Pleading guilty to assault, a Toronto lawyer blamed his actions on "cannabis-induced psychosis." Does such a thing exist?
A new study provides the first evidence of a blunted response to stress-induced dopamine signaling in the brain's prefrontal cortex in individuals at high risk for psychosis who regularly used cannabis.
During my foggy times, whenever the thought of sobriety crossed my mind, I thought of the things I'd lose when I gave up pot and alcohol.
