Cannabis and Psychosis Link Gets Stronger, Not Weaker, With Age
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How smoking cannabis could be linked to earlier onset of psychosis
Cannabis and Psychosis Link Gets Stronger, Not Weaker, With Age
Cannabis users developed psychosis an average of 2.5 years earlier, but the gap widened sharply in later-onset age groups, research finds. The post Cannabis and Psychosis Link Gets Stronger, Not Weaker, With Age appeared first on StudyFinds.
Cannabis use is linked to the onset of psychosis about two and a half years earlier than in non-users. The difference exceeds six years in people who develop the disorder after age 30, according to a new meta-analysis by researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
A new meta-analysis carried out by a team of researchers from the Faculty of Medicine of the Australian University of New South Wales (UNSW) has linked cannabis use to an earlier onset of psychosis.
Sydney – People who use cannabis develop psychosis an average of 2.5 years earlier than those who do not. This was the finding of a new meta-analysis published in Biological Psychiatry (2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.06.025) by researchers led by Carly Stevens from the University of New South Wales, Sydney. If psychosis occurs...
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