Cannabis use and psychosis are linked, but study finds age matters

Cannabis use in your 20s and 30s linked to earlier psychosis onset, study finds

This challenges the idea that delaying cannabis use until your mid-20s – when people believe their brain has finished developing – is a safer option to avoid the risks of psychosis

Cannabis use and psychosis are linked, but study finds age matters

Cannabis-users who develop psychosis for the first time in their 30s experience symptoms more than six years earlier than people with the condition who don't use the drug, according to new research.

Cannabis psychosis risk rises with age

Cannabis use is linked to significantly earlier onset of psychosis, and age is a key factor – found new research from the University of New South Wales. Despite the vulnerability of the adolescent brain, the research suggests that cannabis may play a more influential role in the timing of psychosis onset in older people, especially beyond the age of 25, said lead author Carly Stevens, from UNSW’s School of Biomedical Sciences. ‘The link between …

Cannabis linked to earlier onset of psychosis, with gap wider in older adults

Cannabis users who develop psychosis in their 30s experience symptoms more than six years earlier on average than people with the condition who do not use the drug, according to new research. These figures are in sharp contrast to younger age groups, with cannabis-users in their early 20s who develop psychosis doing so on average about 1.6 years earlier than non-users, and no evidence of earlier onset in those under 20. The study’s senior author…