Hashish to deal? Why may lead to madness

The use and strength of cannabis is increasing all over the world, and the dependence and psychology caused by hemp increases significantly as a result, especially in North America. Two new research papers, both of which use data from Cannabis & Me – the largest survey of its kind – the main risk factors associated with the most severe shapes of bone madness in cannabis users.

The first study, published on August 26 in BMJ mental healthI explored the relationship between the reason for people for the first time to use hemp, and how this affected their subsequent use.

3389 The former and current hemp users between the ages of 18 and more than more than a survey examined their reasons for the first use and continuity, and their weekly consumption of cannabis in THC units, and their mental health.

The researchers created many major results. The respondents who started to use cannabis for the first time to correct a disease, including physical pain, anxiety or depression, or because they suffer from minor psychotic symptoms, all showed higher degrees of bone madness.

This was unlike these respondents who tried to hemp for fun or curiosity, or with their friends, who reported the lowest average madness of bone and the degrees of anxiety.

“Our study provides vital evidence of how someone first using cannabis has a long -term health.

“This research indicates that the use of cannabis as a way to correct physical or mental discomfort can have a negative impact on the levels of madness, anxiety and depression. Most of these sub -groups had medium degrees of depression and anxiety that were higher than the referral threshold to consultation.”

The respondents were also asked to provide data on the frequency and strength of the cannabis that they were using so that the researchers could track their average weekly consumption of the quadruple Hydrocanabinol – the main component of hemp.

The researchers found that the ordinary issue consumes 206 units of THC per week. This may be equivalent to approximately 10-17 joints per week, if the user consumes the THC content by 20 percent expected and is standard for the most common species of hemp in London.

However, the respondents who started using cannabis to help with concern, depression, or in cases where they started because of others in their families who were already using cannabis, were reported on average 248, 254.7 and 286.9 Weekly THC units in a row.

“The main result of our study is that people who used hemp for the first time to manage anxiety or depression, or because a family member was using it, and showed higher levels of hemp in general,” said Professor Tom Freeman, director of the Bath University addiction and mental health group, and one of the authors of the study.

“In the future, standard THC units can be used in a similar way to alcohol units – for example, to help people track their consumption of hemp and better manage their effects on their health.”

In a separate study, published in psychiatry, researchers explored the relationship between childhood shock, madness and hemp.

The researchers used the same data set from the Cannabis & Me survey, with more than half of the respondents (52 percent) to inform some forms of shocks.

The analysis has proven that the respondents who were shocked because the children reported moderate levels higher than the madness of bone compared to those who did not, with the emerging physical and emotional treatment as the strongest predictors.

The researchers also explored the relationship between childhood shock and weekly THC consumption. The respondents who reported experience in sexual assault had a significant weekly quantity in THC, followed by those who were closely reported by those who were infringed to emotional and physical assault.

Finally, the researchers emphasized that the strong relationship between childhood shock and bone madness is more exacerbated by the use of hemp, but is affected by different types of shocks. The respondents, who said they had suffered from emotional abuse or Discord1 significantly, associated with increased THC consumption and bone madness. The respondents who reported bullying, physical assault, sexual assault, physical negligence, and emotional neglect, on the other hand, did not show the same effects.

“This comprehensive study is the first to explore the interaction between childhood shock, madness, and the use of cannabis among cannabis users from the general population,” said Dr. Julia Trota, a consultant psychiatrist and researcher at King’s IOPPN.

“We have not only taken a clear correlation between shock and future bone madness, but also the use of hemp can exacerbate the effects of this, depending on the shape of the shock.

“Our results will have clear effects on clinical practice because it highlights the importance of early shock exposure to individuals who offer bone.”

Professor Marta de Forte, a professor of drug use, genetics and psychology at King’s IOPN, clinical bullets at the cannabis clinic from the South London Foundation and the Maudsley NHS for patients who suffer from psychosis, said a great author in both studies: “There is a large -scale national discussion on the legitimacy and safety of the use of cannabis.

“My experience in the clinic tells me that there are groups of people who start using hashish as a way to deal with physical and emotional pain. My research emphasized that this is not without a great danger to their health and well -being, and policymakers around the world can be aware of the impact of public health systems more.

Cannabis & Me was possible thanks to funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC).