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Cannabis-Induced Psychosis: A Review

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Cannabis-Induced Psychosis: A Review [1]
Article Date: 
Friday, July 14, 2017

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  • cannabis-induced psychosis [2]
  • Psychosis [3]

Reports have shown a staggering increase in cannabis-related emergency department (ED) visits in recent years. In 2011, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) estimated a total of 1.25 million illicit-drug–related ED visits across the US, of which 455,668 were marijuana related.2 A similar report published in 2015 by the Washington Poison Center Toxic Trends Report showed a dramatic increase in cannabis-related ED visits.3 In states with recent legalization of recreational cannabis, similar trends were seen.

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[1] http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/substance-use-disorder/cannabis-induced-psychosis-review/page/0/1
[2] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/cannabis-induced-psychosis
[3] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/psychosis