A new study entitled Age-dependent association of cannabis use with risk of psychotic disorder published in the journal Psychological Medicine estimates that teens using cannabis ... University of ...

Teenagers who used cannabis ... to an increased risk of psychotic disorders, particularly in adolescence. Use of marijuana, particularly higher-potency products, has been linked to a variety ...

Teens who used marijuana in the last year had a significantly higher likelihood of developing a psychotic disorder, according to new research published Wednesday. The study, conducted by ...

Teenagers who use cannabis have a dramatic increased risk for a psychotic disorder compared ... Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), in Canada, linked recent population-based survey data from ...

Using cannabis raises the risk of teenagers developing a psychotic disorder by ... tend to first appear. The team linked survey data on cannabis use in teens and young adults, collected between ...

Epidemiologic research suggests that youth cannabis use is linked ... risk of psychotic disorder in adolescence. Surprisingly, we didn’t find evidence of association in young adulthood. These findings ...

In those with cannabis-use disorder, elevated dopamine levels in the midbrain region may be associated with psychosis risk.

Teens who use cannabis have a significantly higher risk of developing a psychotic disorder compared ... Other research has linked the drug to mental health disorders in young adults.

The teen years may be an especially vulnerable time in this regard, the researchers noted. "We found a very strong association between cannabis use and risk of psychotic disorder in adolescence.

Teens who use marijuana are 11 times ... characterized—where there’s a window of time where cannabis use may increase the risk of psychosis,” Gray said. “This study really puts a fine ...

Young adults at risk of psychosis show reduced brain connectivity, a deficit that cannabis use appears to worsen ... indicate that lower synaptic density is linked to social withdrawal and ...