Smoking Pot May Lead to Increased Risk of Psychosis
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For many years, many people who smoked marijuana defended their actions, claiming that the substance is non-addictive and virtually harmless.
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Smoking increases the risk of psoriasis and makes the condition worse in those who have it, a study suggests.
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Teenagers and young adults who  frequently use cannabis are increasing their risk of suffering  from psychotic symptoms such as bizarre behavior and delusions  later in life, Dutch scientists said on Wednesday.
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Research suggests people from broken homes may be more prone to psychotic illnesses like schizophrenia.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- It may be possible to predict who will develop psychotic illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, very early in the disease process, a new study says.
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NEW YORK  - Pot smokers may experience pathological changes in their lungs decades earlier than such changes usually occur in cigarette smokers, a small study of 10 patients shows.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - A top American clinical researcher in the field of drug addiction warned Tuesday that decriminalizing marijuana could lead to increased abuse of the drug.
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NEW YORK  - Cigarette smoking appears to be a risk factor for tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease, according to findings from a systematic review of the literature and pooled analysis of studies.
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A British health charity called on  Saturday for an investigation into evidence that smoking  cannabis may cause psychosis in people at risk of mental  illness.
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"Smokers who are vulnerable to depression may need specific pharmacological treatment and behavioural support to overcome the earlier phase of abstinence"  PERSISTENT smokers appear to be at increased risk for becoming depressed compared to never smokers, results of a long-term study of Finnish twins suggest. via News.com.au
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Children of older fathers face an enhanced risk of developing schizophrenia when they grow older, according to research.
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Good news for ageing hippies: smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease.
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Smoking not only damages health, it is bad for the brain too, according to a Scottish study spanning nearly 60 years. Professor Lawrence Whalley and his team looked at how the cognitive
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NEW YORK  - Previous research has  established a moderate relationship between marijuana abuse and  depressive disorders. Now researchers report that the  association between marijuana use and major depression probably  arises from a combination of shared genetic and environmental  vulnerabilities.
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Smokers may be at greater risk of HIV infection compared with non-smokers, research suggests.
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Some people claim the plant called Cannabis sativa, also sometimes called Cannabis indica, &quot;marijuana&quot; or just &quot;pot,&quot; has medicinal value.
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Research suggests marijuana constricts the blood vessels, affecting supplies to the brain.