According to Translational Psychiatry, researched showed
that people with genetic predisposition to schizophrenia had higher rates of
psychotic experiences compared to general cannabis users. The researched showed
that “the true influence of genetics on the cannabis-psychosis relationship may
be even greater than what we found here.” The study was done on general
cannabis user and participants with the highest genetic risk scores for
schizophrenia. For people who used cannabis before, about fifty percent
reported psychotic experiences. For the participants who had the highest
genetic risk scores for schizophrenia, sixty percent of them showed psychotic
experiences. Overall, researchers are still trying to gain a deeper
understanding about the connection between cannabis and psychosis. The findings
of this research will help make more informed decisions about drug use.
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