A new study by scientists at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London has said that a variety of cannabis called skunk may be the cause for the massive rise in psychotic disease in the country.
Psychotic illnesses like schizophrenia, paranoia and serious depression have shown an alarming rise in recent years and researchers found that skunk was seven times more likely to have been smoked than weaker varieties like cannabis or hash.
Cannabis
Cannabis has a long history of medicinal, recreational, and industrial use and comes from a bushy plant with thick sticky flowers called Cannabis Sativa
Cannabis has a long history of medicinal, recreational, and industrial use and comes from a bushy plant with thick sticky flowers called Cannabis Sativa
"Our study is the first to demonstrate that the risk of psychosis is much greater among people who are frequent cannabis users, especially among those using skunk, rather than occasional users of traditional hash," said researcher Dr Marta Di Forti.
The details of the study appear in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by symptoms of thought, behavior and social problems.
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by symptoms of thought, behavior and social problems.
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