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Cannabis use disorder and schizophrenia connection: expert says the drug, “seems to be amplifying some of the consequences that we are seeing”

May 12, 2023 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

What: A new study in Psychological Medicine found an association between young men with cannabis use disorder and a higher risk of developing schizophrenia. Furthermore, intense cannabis use may trigger and/or worsen schizophrenia. Who: Katharine Sperandio, Ph.D., LPC, ACS, NCC, assistant professor of…

Can Cannabis Use Disorder Be Accurately Diagnosed?

March 28, 2023 sarah JonasFeature Expert

Tammy Chung, director of the Center for Population Behavioral Health at Rutgers Institute for Health, explains cannabis use disorder and the challenges of diagnosing the disorder in the context of cannabis used for therapeutic purposes.

More than half of people using cannabis for pain experience multiple withdrawal symptoms

January 8, 2021 sarah JonasResearch Results

More than half of people who use medical marijuana products to ease pain also experience clusters of multiple withdrawal symptoms when they’re between uses, a new study finds. And about 10% of the patients taking part in the study experienced worsening changes to their sleep, mood, mental state, energy and appetite over the next two years as they continued to use cannabis.