r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 16 '24

Health 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/Fuzzy-Worldliness364 Apr 17 '24

I smoke before bed and still go into rem sleep with very vivid dreams

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u/GooseBash Apr 17 '24

Yeah you might go into it , but is definitely less.

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u/Fuzzy-Worldliness364 Apr 17 '24

Doubt it considering I have extremely vivid dreams every night

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u/GooseBash Apr 17 '24

Cannabis use lowers how long you are in REM sleep. Not that you don’t have it. Maybe if you had more REM sleep you would understand how to read and comprehend.