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8ballrollin · 03-26-2007, 04:12 AM

Mike, did you see this??

"By the end of the decade one in four new cases of schizophrenia could be triggered by smoking cannabis, scientists say.

Research has suggested that regular users of the drug are up to six times more likely to develop schizophrenia, although whether the drug is the direct cause remains disputed.

The Department of Health says it is now generally agreed among doctors that cannabis is an “important causal factor” in mental illness.

A study published in the journal Addiction predicts that, if the causal link between cannabis use and schizophrenia is accepted, rates of the illness will increase substantially by 2010, especially among young men.

The use of cannabis grew fourfold over the 30 years to 2002, and eighteenfold among under18s, the researchers say.

Such a boom in cannabis use could lead to increases in the number of new cases of schizophrenia of 29 per cent between 1990 and 2010."

Hat tip NRO

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1560551.ece

BarbaraGordon · 03-26-2007, 04:14 AM

8ball, I would officially like to nominate you for the best thread title ever.

hyrum · 03-26-2007, 02:03 PM

When I was a kid going kookoo was attributed to Cocao Puffs.

MikeWaters · 03-26-2007, 02:11 PM

Yes, there is actually reason to suspect that marijuana, when smoked during a certain susceptible period, can actually cause schizophrenia.

Whether this is definitively true or not remains to be seen. But it is almost impossible to prove it definitively, because the trial needed to do so would not be considered ethical or even doable.

It's one more reason to encourage your children, friends, and church members who claim they are not church members but are still on the rolls to avoid marijuana. It's hardly harmless.

TheSizzle36 · 03-26-2007, 02:41 PM

Nice, thanks for posting this. I really appreciate it.

myboynoah · 03-26-2007, 03:33 PM

Cute kid, Siz.

03-26-2007, 04:12 AM	#1
8ballrollin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Posts: 1,287	Bong hits and going kookoo Mike, did you see this?? "By the end of the decade one in four new cases of schizophrenia could be triggered by smoking cannabis, scientists say. Research has suggested that regular users of the drug are up to six times more likely to develop schizophrenia, although whether the drug is the direct cause remains disputed. The Department of Health says it is now generally agreed among doctors that cannabis is an “important causal factor” in mental illness. A study published in the journal Addiction predicts that, if the causal link between cannabis use and schizophrenia is accepted, rates of the illness will increase substantially by 2010, especially among young men. The use of cannabis grew fourfold over the 30 years to 2002, and eighteenfold among under18s, the researchers say. Such a boom in cannabis use could lead to increases in the number of new cases of schizophrenia of 29 per cent between 1990 and 2010." Hat tip NRO http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1560551.ece

03-26-2007, 03:33 PM	#6
myboynoah Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Memphis freakin' Tennessee!!!!! Posts: 4,530	Cute kid, Siz. __________________ Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!! Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith.

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03-26-2007, 04:14 AM	#2
BarbaraGordon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gotham City Posts: 7,157	8ball, I would officially like to nominate you for the best thread title ever.

03-26-2007, 02:03 PM	#3
hyrum Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 860	When I was a kid going kookoo was attributed to Cocao Puffs.

03-26-2007, 02:11 PM	#4
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Yes, there is actually reason to suspect that marijuana, when smoked during a certain susceptible period, can actually cause schizophrenia. Whether this is definitively true or not remains to be seen. But it is almost impossible to prove it definitively, because the trial needed to do so would not be considered ethical or even doable. It's one more reason to encourage your children, friends, and church members who claim they are not church members but are still on the rolls to avoid marijuana. It's hardly harmless.

03-26-2007, 02:41 PM	#5
TheSizzle36 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,786	Nice, thanks for posting this. I really appreciate it.