Will Marijuana Help?

When it comes to mixing marijuana and schizophrenia, the facts could not be more clear. They go together like gasoline and a lit match; Dangerous! Unfortunately, people with schizophrenia sometimes turn to marijuana or other street drugs in an effort to self-medicate. What kind of results do they get? Study after study shows marijuana to be an instigating factor in the onset of schizophrenia and a trigger for schizophrenic episodes.

In one example, a study interviewed 50,000 members of the Swedish Army about their drug consumption and followed up with them later in life. Those who were heavy consumers of marijuana  at age 18 were over 600% more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia over the next 15 years than those did not take it. Experts estimate that between 8% and 13% of all schizophrenia cases are linked to marijuana / cannabis use during teen years.

Use of street drugs (including LSD,methamphetamine,marijuana/hash/cannabis) and alcohol have been linked with significantly increased probability of developing psychosis and schizophrenia. This link has been documented in over 30 different scientific studies over the past 20 years.  

Marijuana is not the answer.