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Schizophrenia and marijuana
So I just finished reading an article about the linkage between vulnerability to schizophrenia due to marijuana usage. My father has paranoid schizophrenia which was induced by hard drugs such as LSD, etc. when he was younger. I used marijuana occasionally for a little under 2 months in college and then quit. What are my risks now for schizophrenia? I have no onset symptoms of schizophrenia.
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Unfortunately, it's difficult to pin point who might develop schizophrenia or psychosis with use of marijuana.. however, you seem to have several risk factors, like younger age, a positive family history of both drug use and schizophrenia and a personal history of drug use. Marijuana is better avoided.. And if the last use has been more than 3 months ago, chances of developing schizophrenia because of use of marijuana is unlikely..
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