Heavy meth and cannabis use linked with increased schizophrenia risk | AHN: "The heavy use of methamphetamines has been linked in a new study to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia.
Researchers with Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health said in a statement that they “found that people hospitalized for methamphetamine dependence who did not have a diagnosis of schizophrenia or psychotic symptoms at the start of our study period had an approximately 1.5 to 3.0-fold risk of subsequently being diagnosed with schizophrenia, compared with groups of patients who used cocaine, alcohol or opioid drugs.”
Lead researcher Dr. Russ Callaghan also said that the increased risk of schizophrenia in meth users was similar to that of heavy users of marijuana."
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