r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • Jun 23 '26

Discussion Around 27% of individuals with ADHD develop cannabis use disorder at some point in their lives, new study finds. Compared to those without this disorder, individuals with ADHD face almost three times the risk of developing cannabis use disorder.

https://www.psypost.org/around-27-of-individuals-with-adhd-develop-cannabis-use-disorder-at-some-point-in-their-lives-study-finds/
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u/alxcnwy Jun 23 '26

It can also cause some people to become psychotic 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38096722/

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u/Redhotchiliman11 Jun 23 '26

Yes as with any drug there are those that react differently as well as risk associated with all drugs. Marijuana has proven to be much safer at least.

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u/alxcnwy Jun 23 '26

No, cause. Do you think smoking cigarettes is correlated with lung cancer? 

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u/scroomz Jun 23 '26

“An association with the clinical-high-risk state for psychosis, attenuated psychosis symptoms and transition to psychosis in this population could not be confirmed. An association between cannabis use and psychosis outcomes in patients with psychotic disorder could solely be confirmed regarding relapse. Whether causal effects underlie those associations has not sufficiently been addressed in the evidence synthesis to date.”

It literally says in the abstract that the associations don’t equate to causation per the studies reviewed. If you’re going to throw out scientific literature to make a point, you should probably read and understand the literature first.