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Cannabis can help soothe some symptoms of autism, new study finds
19+ hour, 26+ min ago (587+ words) A new study that aimed to assess how people living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) could benefit from medical cannabis has discovered positive results, with improvements observed across multiple measures over an 18-month period. Published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology Reports,…...
Cannabis and tobacco co-use increases the risk of psychosis in certain people, study finds
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (684+ words) People at clinical high risk (CHR) of developing psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia who use tobacco and cannabis together are nearly three times more likely to develop psychosis, according to a new study published in Nature Mental Health. Researchers from…...
Cannabis use disorder 10 times more common in people living with depression
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (266+ words) People with major depressive disorder (MDD) are more than 10 times more likely to have cannabis use disorder (CUD) than the general population, according to a major new study analysing data from over 3 million participants. The meta-analysis, published in the Journal of…...
Single dose of psilocybin can change human brain structure, study finds
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (388+ words) Researchers at Imperial College London have demonstrated that a 25mg dose of psilocybin – the primary active compound in magic mushrooms – produces significant changes in brain activity within just one hour of administration, with structural alterations still detectable one month later. The…...
Psilocybin six times more effective at helping people quit smoking than nicotine patches
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (673+ words) Psilocybin could be six times better at helping people abstain from smoking tobacco after six months than nicotine patches, according to the results of a recently published study conducted at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham....
Medical cannabis can play key role in UK mental health crisis
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (360+ words) A survey of 780 UK adults prescribed medical cannabis for anxiety, depression, insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions has found that 97% said it improved their wellbeing and happiness, whilst 68% said it enabled them to work. The survey, conducted…...
Cannabis use in adolescence linked with risk of psychotic and bipolar disorders, major study finds
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (374+ words) leafie.co.uk A study of data from nearly half a million young people has found that adolescent cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of being diagnosed with multiple psychiatric disorders in early adulthood The study, published in…...