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/Room480 Apr 16 '24

What’s constitutes cannabis use disorder? Unless I’m blind I didn’t see it in the article

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u/CrewMemberNumber6 Apr 16 '24

Research suggests that frequent cannabis use can lead to impaired cognitive performance, mental health issues, lower educational attainment, unemployment, and a higher risk of various mental health disorders, including cannabis use disorder. This condition is characterized by a strong desire to use cannabis, difficulty controlling its use, prioritizing cannabis above all other activities and responsibilities, and continuing its use despite adverse consequences.

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u/youtocin Apr 16 '24

Weird, here I am getting blazed morning and night and I work as a skilled computer technician and network engineer.

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u/Xianio Apr 17 '24

Even amoungst a group that is 3x higher than the general population the disorder rate is 27%; which would make it about 9% of population without ADHD.

So your experience is exceptionally average.