Psychosis is an increasing risk of today’s strong marijuana.
KEY POINTS
- Young adults and teens can develop an addiction to weed and become psychotic.
- Many people don’t know that regular marijuana use may carry serious health risks, especially for the young.
- No medication is FDA-approved for treating cannabis use disorder.
- One cannabis-induced psychotic episode ups the risk of developing bipolar disorder or schizophrenia by 50%.
- Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is also increasing; in 2022, 5.7 million people met diagnostic criteria for this disorder.
(Source: Psychology Today April 2024)