Psychosis linked to teenage cannabis use
By Cathy Wallace
Children & Young People Now
30 May 2008
Researchers in Finland have found a link between cannabis use and psychosis in young people. They studied 6,300 young people aged between 15 and 16. Those who used cannabis were more likely to experience feelings of being followed, feelings of something strange happening and have difficulty controlling the speed of their thoughts.
The more cannabis a person used, the more symptoms they experienced. "There is evidence that cannabis use in adolescence is a stronger risk factor for schizophrenia than using cannabis later in life," the researchers said. The study, published this month in the British Journal of Psychiatry, concluded that...