risk factors – EuroTimes https://eurotimes.eu Exclusive European News Fri, 23 Aug 2024 02:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 230734540 Smoking cannabis – 11 times higher risk of mental disorders https://eurotimes.eu/2024/08/23/smoking-cannabis-11-times-higher-risk-of-mental-disorders/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 02:24:09 +0000 https://eurotimes.eu/2024/08/23/smoking-cannabis-11-times-higher-risk-of-mental-disorders/ smoking-cannabis-–-11-times-higher-risk-of-mental-disorders

A new study published in the journal Psychological Medicine estimates that teenagers who use cannabis are 11 times more likely to develop a psychotic disorder than their non-marijuana-smoking peers. The paper is entitled “Age-Dependent Association of Cannabis Use with Risk of Psychotic Disorder”. This finding suggests that the link between cannabis and psychotic disorders may […]]]> 12380