First Time Marijuana Use Can Result in Crippling Mental Illness

On February 2, 2017, Psychiatrist.com published the case of a 20-year old man who went into psychosis from first time marijuana use.   The paper reveals: “Several first-time, non-chronic cannabis users have presented to our clinic with psychosis or thought disorders lasting months after first- or second-time cannabis use.”  The authors work at Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

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