Study warns adolescent marijuana smokers with mental health disorders are THREE times more likely to self-injure
- U.S. researchers studied more than 200,000 teens with mood disorders
- Ten percent of them were diagnosed with “cannabis use disorder.”
- This condition is associated with a 3.28-fold higher risk of non-fatal injuries
According to a new study, teens with bipolar disorder or depression who smoke cannabis have a higher risk of death and self-harm.
Mood disorders in adolescence have long been linked to cannabis abuse and it has been found that this addiction has a significant impact on mortality.
Researchers at Ohio State University found that teens with a mood disorder and a cannabis habit are 3.28 times more likely to self-injure and 59% more likely to die from it all. the causes.
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Researchers at Ohio State University in the United States found that teens with a mood disorder and a cannabis habit are 3.28 times more likely to injure themselves and 59% more at risk for self-harm. die for all causes (stocks)
The risk of death from involuntary overdose is 2.4 times higher than in people who avoid the drug and the likelihood of being the victim of a murder is 3.24 times higher, according to the study.
“Marijuana use and addiction are common among young people and young adults with mood disorders, but the association of this behavior with self-harm, suicide, and the overall risk of mortality is little known in this already vulnerable population, “says lead author Dr. Cynthia Fontanella.
“These findings should be considered as states contemplate legalizing medical and recreational marijuana, both associated with an increase in cannabis use disorder.”
The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, reviewed anonymous cases of more than 200,000 people between the ages of 10 and 24.
Cannabis use was observed in 21,040 adolescents with mood disorders, one in ten of the study cohort.
The study used professionally grown cannabis plants that were carefully extracted and applied to the models and researchers say their findings do not mean smoking marijuana or using CBD oil offers no protection against Covid-19 (broth)
Cannabis abuse was more common in both the elderly and blacks and men.
During the seven-year observation period, participants were also closely studied to determine the prevalence of non-fatal self-harm, all-cause mortality, suicide, overdose, car accidents, and homicides.
“We also found that cannabis use disorder was significantly associated with self-harm, including death from involuntary overdose and homicide,” Professor Fontanella said.
“Unfortunately, although this observational study draws attention to these associations, it cannot contribute to our understanding of causality or mechanism.”
Researchers say young people with mood disorders are not only more likely to use cannabis, but may also worsen symptoms and interfere with treatments.
Decreasing cannabis use rates and cannabis use disorder can reduce the risk, ”said Senior Professor Mary Fristad.
“Individual and family therapy models, including cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational improvement, have been shown to decrease cannabis use in young people.”
Nearly two-thirds of people in their early twenties have used illegal drugs during their lifetime
According to new research, almost two-thirds of young adults in Britain have taken an illegal drug at least once in their lifetime.
This figure is 22.2% higher than official Crime Survey, England and Wales data, which reports on government policy.
The authors of the new analysis, from Bristol and Public Health England, say the illegality of illicit drug use means it is difficult to assess actual use and causes underestimation.
Amphetamine is the least reported drug, as the new study found that nearly one in three (32.9%) of 24-year-olds took the drug illegally.
This is a four-fold increase in the prevalence observed in the Crime Survey, which is only 8.1%.
Amphetamine was defined as including MDMA, but not ecstasy, which has been taken by one in nine people (11.1%) in the middle of the 20s.
The study finds that 60.5% of people have taken cannabis above the lowest estimates of 37.3%.
The data also reveals that 30.8% of people have taken cocaine powder, as opposed to the 13.9% figure collected by the crime survey.
Crack cocaine use is the same for both surveys, with only 1% of the population, while hallucinogens increase by 11.3% to 18.1% of people in the Bristol study .
Opioid use was statistically higher and was taken by one in 20 people, while sedatives or tranquilizers were used by 11.6% of young adults, 8.1% more.
In the picture, the percentage of respondents in the Bristol study that analyzes how many people have taken illicit drugs at some point in their lives