Cannabis And Schizophrenia

<h2>The Data</h2> <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/association-between-cannabis-use-disorder-and-schizophrenia-stronger-in-young-males-than-in-females/E1F8F0E09C6541CB8529A326C3641A68" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">The new study</a> that has the headlines screaming about marijuana is a national cohort paper looking at people aged 16–49 in the entire country of Denmark between 1970 and now. If you think that’s very impressive, well, yes I’d agree it’s absolutely amazing and as an epidemiologist I’m EXTREMELY jealous. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/0*fovIUv7_VKH5ZpzD" style="height:467px; width:700px" /> Sometimes I dream of moving to a Nordic country. Then I go for a snorkel in the Sydney sun and remember why I love Australia. Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/es/@nickkarvounis?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Nick Karvounis</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Unsplash</a> The researchers looked at every new diagnosis of schizophrenia in the country in the last 50 years, as well as all of the diagnoses of substance use disorders. They found that, after correcting for age and a few other potential confounders like parental history of mental health and country of birth, there was a substantially increased risk of schizophrenia in people who also had a diagnosis of cannabis use disorder. <a href="https://gidmk.medium.com/cannabis-and-schizophrenia-d06bdc093f6">Click Here</a>