Current sort has key articles at the top. Click on "Article Date" to sort by date, click on specific "tag" to view all articles in that category.
Title | Article Date | Tags | |
---|---|---|---|
The link between pot and mass shootings may be closer than we think | 08/15/2019 | guns, mental health, violence |
Just last year, the Parents Opposed to Pot lobby group tried to sound the alarm on the link between marijuana and mass shootings, compiling a list of mass killers it claims were heavy users of marijuana from a young age, from Aurora, Colo., shooter James Holmes and Tucson, Ariz., shooter Jared Loughner to Chattanooga, Tenn., shooter Mohammad Abdulazeez. |
High Potency Marijuana "Strongly Linked" to Psychosis | 03/13/2019 | mental health |
It is the latest in a long line of evidence that marijuana is not an innocent relaxation drug. “Smoking high-potency cannabis, used daily, has been linked to diagnosis of conditions like schizophrenia, paranoia and other psychosis disorders, new findings say. About 50 percent of new cases of psychosis disorders diagnosed in Amsterdam were linked to use of high-potency cannabis, according to a study published Tuesday in The Lancet. |
Review of the public health risks of widespread cannabis use | 04/08/2018 | Pregnancy, car crashes, mental health, pediatrics, Long-term, Doctors, Research, second hand smoke, smoking |
1. Legalizing cannabis has been shown to increase the rates of motor vehicle accidents. |
Effects of Marijuana on Mental Health | 02/03/2018 | mental health, depression, anxiety, impaired, Psychosis, suicide, Drug Free America | |
Mental health, addiction often a dual fight | 06/05/2017 | mental health, Dual diagnosis |
According to the Journal of American Medical Association, 50 percent of the people who have a severe mental condition also have a substance abuse problem. JAMA also found that 37 percent of alcoholics have a mental illness, as do 53 percent of drug addicts. |
‘Medical’ marijuana is incompatible with mental health promotion | 04/20/2017 | Research, mental health |
Similarly, it can be anticipated that if introduced, the indications for the use of medical cannabinoids would expand well outside of the initial indications. Hence, the medical profession cannot justify the use of medical cannabinoids that would be associated with an iatrogenic risk of serious adverse psychological events. The use of medical cannabinoids for any purpose, including research under closely observed conditions, is incompatible with mental health promotion. |
Learn more about the risks marijuana use poses to your health. | 01/29/2017 | Brain, heart, lungs, mental health, poisoning, Pregnancy, driving, CDC, stroke, Side-Effects |
Here are just a few of the health effects you may want to know:
|
Health Effects of Marijuana and Cannabis | 01/20/2017 | mental health, smoking, study, science engineering medicine, 2019 legislation |
The evidence reviewed by the committee suggests that cannabis use is likely to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, other psychoses, and social anxiety disorders, and to a lesser extent depression. Heavy cannabis users are more likely to report thoughts of suicide than non-users, and in individuals with bipolar disorder, near-daily cannabis users show increased symptoms of the disorder than non-users. |
Marijuana Violence and Law | 01/17/2017 | Research, Journal of Addiction, crime, violence, mental health, withdrawal symptoms |
According to research studies, marijuana use causes aggressive behavior, causes or exacerbates psychosis and produce paranoias. These effects have been illustrated through case studies of highly publicized incidents and heightened political profiles. Marijuana is currently a growing risk to the public in the United States. Following expanding public opinion that marijuana provides little risk to health, state and federal legislatures have begun changing laws that will significantly increase accessibility of marijuana. Greater marijuana accessibility, resulting in more use, will lead to increased health risks in all demographic categories across the country. Violence is a well-publicized, prominent risk from the more potent, current marijuana available. |
Leytonstone attack: accused had "mental health problems" | 12/08/2015 | London, mental health |
"He had drugs influenced on him. Just cannabis. It give him mental problem. Bit paranoia. He was diagnosed by a doctors and treated in 2007 for paranoia. |
Marijuana Use and PTSD among Veterans | 06/05/2015 | Veterans, PTSD, mental health, Studies, Research |
Marijuana use for medical conditions is an issue of growing concern. Some Veterans use marijuana to relieve symptoms of PTSD and several states specifically approve the use of medical marijuana for PTSD. However, controlled studies have not been conducted to evaluate the safety or effectiveness of medical marijuana for PTSD. Thus, there is no evidence at this time that marijuana is an effective treatment for PTSD. In fact, research suggests that marijuana can be harmful to individuals with PTSD. |
“Pot used to be pretty harmless, but it’s plenty dangerous today” | 05/24/2015 | blog, Doctors, mental health, addiction |
Increased availability and decreased perception of harm drive youth use and lowers the age of initiation to drug use — the goal of an industry working to capture lifetime customers, despite known consequences for physical and mental health. Youth exposures double the risk of addiction. |
Review finds significant link between cannabis use and onset of mania symptoms | 02/10/2015 | mania, bi-polar, Studies, youth, mental health |
Dr Marwaha said: "The observed tendency for cannabis use to precede or coincide with rather than follow mania symptoms, and the more specific association between cannabis use and new onset manic symptoms, suggests potential causal influences from cannabis use to the development of mania. It is a significant link." |
Medical Marijuana: The State of the Science | 02/06/2015 | Studies, Research, medscape, mental health, Side-Effects, heart, lungs, body, Brain, youth, cannabis, Resource Paper |
Medical cannabinoids are here to stay, but intellectual honesty is imperative if we are moving toward exploiting their potential benefits. Owing to rising THC concentrations of products, "medical" marijuana is rarely good medicine. This review has identified the dangers associated with wholeplant marijuana, whether used for recreational or for supposedly medical purposes. |
Marijuana and Mental Illness | 07/30/2014 | mental health |
Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in America: approximately one in 10 adult Americans report having used marijuana in the past year. In recent years, laws addressing the use and possession of marijuana have been changing, and many states—including Colorado, California, Massachusetts and others—have passed regulations either legalizing marijuana for medical purposes or decriminalizing the non-medical use of marijuana. While different groups of professionals have had varied responses to the implications of this new legislation, mental health professionals have been largely united in expressing their concerns of the negative impact marijuana has for people with mental illness. Furthermore, the scientific data is clear that regular marijuana abuse is linked with increased risk of legal troubles and jail time, difficulties at school and at work, as well as abuse of alcohol and other drugs. |
Co-occurring Disorders | 07/16/2014 | mental health, Co-occuring, substance abuse, SAMHSA |
The coexistence of both a mental health and a substance use disorder is referred to as co-occurring disorders. |
Heavy, Frequent Cannabis Use Linked to Mental Illness | 04/03/2014 | Research, addiction, mental health, usage |
A new study suggests people with mental illness are more than seven times as likely to use marijuana weekly than people without a mental illness. In total, 4.4 percent of individuals with a mental illness in the past 12 months reported using cannabis weekly, compared to 0.6 percent among individuals without any mental illness. Cannabis use disorders occurred among 4 percent of those with mental illness versus 0.4 per cent among those without. Researchers also noted that, although cannabis use is generally higher among younger people, the association between mental illness and cannabis use was pervasive across most age groups. |
Legalization, Decriminalization & Medicinal Use of Cannabis:A Scientific and Public Health Perspective | 03/01/2012 | Research, Studies, Psychosis, Glaucoma, mental health, organs, risks | |
The Teen Brain and Marijuana | 02/16/2012 | Brain, mental health, Teen, CEASAR |
Even after controlling for the confounding effect of mental illness symptoms preceding marijuana use, these studies showed an increased risk of developing schizophrenia or mood disorders (depression, anxiety) in adulthood if individuals regularly smoked marijuana during adolescence. The risk was particularly heightened if there was any family history of mental illness (i.e., “genetics provided the loaded gun and marijuana pulled the trigger”). Also, mental illness, among those at risk, tended to show up earlier with marijuana use. |