Health Sciences 2700A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: List Of Association Football Teams To Have Won Four Or More Trophies In One Season, Cohort Study, Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase
29 Dec 2015
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Pt. smoked weed right before brain scan and showed evidence of schizophrenia and weed smoking correlation. London journalist margen wallace, research about schizophrenia believe the most effective way to help is to educate young people of the consequences that pot cause. Murray found strong evidence in a swedish research paper, followed. 50,000 military group found a direct connection between schizophrenia and pot smoking. Heavy smoker at 18 6x more likely to get diagnosed with schizophrenia. Swedish cohort study, first that got wide spread attention. 1990"s western world weed use double in canada and the us. Cannabis nearly doubles the chance of psychotic states. Started smoking before age of 16 the chance quadruples of psychosis. Pt. started hearing voice"s the more they spoke. 6 months to develop schizophrenia, 3 years in hospital. Lost interest and inability to do what he loved. Got so high she became manic and started seeing hallucinations, diagnosed with bipolar and was hospitalized for 3 months.
