Psychosis is an increasing risk of today's strong marijuana.

KEY POINTS

  • Young adults and teens can develop an addiction to weed and become psychotic.
  • Many people don’t know that regular marijuana use may carry serious health risks, especially for the young.
  • No medication is FDA-approved for treating cannabis use disorder.
  • One cannabis-induced psychotic episode ups the risk of developing bipolar disorder or schizophrenia by 50%.
  • Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is also increasing; in 2022, 5.7 million people met diagnostic criteria for this disorder.

(Source: Psychology Today April 2024)

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