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Newest firstAims and method To investigate the impact of the widespread availability and use of the semi-synthetic cannabinoid hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) on hospital admissions owing to psychosis. Medical records of patients admitted for psychotic illness to University Hospital Galway were examined to assess HHC or other illicit drug use before admission. Results Of the 214 total admissions for psychotic illness, 28 admissions…
Open article record in new tab ↗Schizophrenia is a serious mental health disorder that confers one of the highest mortality rates of all psychiatric illnesses. Although the disorder's psychotic symptoms are treatable with conventional antipsychotics, they remain incurable. Moreover, medication adherence is poor, and individuals with schizophrenia choose to self-medicate with illicit substances, including cannabis. It is well-established that the…
Open article record in new tab ↗Aims We provide a narrative summary of research on changes in cannabis arrests, cannabis products and prices, cannabis use and cannabis-related harm since legalization. Methods We systematically searched for research on the impacts of cannabis legalization in Canada in PubMed, Embase, Statistics Canada and government websites and Google Scholar, published between 2006 and 2021. Results Cannabis legalization in Can…
Open article record in new tab ↗OBJECTIVES: We aimed to describe and correlate the hospital panorama of psychotic disorders (PD) with cannabis use (CU) trends in all Portuguese public hospitals. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective observational study that analysed all hospitalizations that occurred in Portuguese public hospitals from 2000 to 2015. Hospitalizations with a primary diagnosis of PD or schizophrenia were selected based on Clinical…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background:The correlation between cannabis and negative mental health outcomes has been unequivocally established. Nevertheless, there is still a great need to research different dimensions of cannabis-related disorders, among which the study of cannabis-related psychosis is very important. There is a dearth of research regarding phenomenology and effect of abstinence, particularly from India. This study attempts…
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