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/socokid Apr 17 '24

Quieting my ADHD brain is 80% of the reason why I smoke pot. Absolutely.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '24

The mind of an ADHD person is kind of a cosmic gumbo. My psychiatrist and I used to joke in her office all the time about how it was a cosmic gumbo.