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Newshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htm
Votes: 0
Pubdate: Sat, 20 Feb 2016
Source: Orlando Sentinel (FL)
Copyright: 2016 Orlando Sentinel
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Website: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/325
Note: Rarely prints out-of-state LTEs.
Author: Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post
STUDY: POT CAN'T MAKE YOU BIPOLAR
New research published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry found
that using marijuana as an adult is not associated with a variety of
mood and anxiety disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder.
This is a challenge to some previous research that has shown that
marijuana use is associated with depression and anxiety.
The researchers examined the records of nearly 35,000 U.S. adults who
participated in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and
Related Conditions. The study did find an association between
marijuana use and later substance use disorders, such as abuse of
alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drugs. But this isn't
necessarily surprising: It's fairly obvious that if you use a
substance, you're putting yourself at risk of a substance-use disorder.
The new study does not address a previously observed link between
heavy marijuana use and schizophrenia.
MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
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