Posted by Vale on May 3, 2007, at 16:36:01
In reply to Re: More evidence of the dangers of cannabis..... » linkadge, posted by LizinManhattan on May 3, 2007, at 10:52:02
It is now a widely held belief amongst the medical community that the use of cannabis can induce pychosis ( essentially the "schizophrenia"
delusional type) in succeptable individuals. Scientists rely on statistics, and this is what the statistics are indicating. It's irrelevant if individuals affected by pychosis find the subsequent use of cannabis somehow therapeutic.
Just as there now appears to be a higher incidence of schz. in cannabis users, it has also been known since R.D. Laing, wrote "The Divided Self" ( way back in the late sixties) that there is substantially less incidence of schz. in herion/opiate users. The medical community has of course been less enthusiastic about promoting Herion use as a negative risk factor in schz.
Personally I rate cannabis as an extremely dangerous drug for those with a propensity to suffer from any disorder or even personality trait of the paranoid- delusional type. Even if it didn't precipitate full blown poor prognosis schz. the tragedy of an otherwise healthy individual being subjected to the anguish of a protracted pychosis with all the subsequent risks of the currently prescribed anti-pyschotics, just seems too big a price to pay.
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