The link between cannabis use as a young person and increased psychosis symptoms could be partially due to young people with those symptoms self-medicating with cannabis. A new study found clearer evidence of psychosis-related symptoms increasing in the lead-up to first using cannabis.
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What comes first - cannabis use or symptoms of psychosis?
What comes first - cannabis use or symptoms of psychosis?
The link between cannabis use as a young person and increased psychosis spectrum symptoms could be partially due to young people w
The link between cannabis use as a young person and increased psychosis spectrum symptoms could be partially due to young people w
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Chimps use medicinal plants to treat their wounds 🌿🩹 - Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.
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Nbcnews
Chimps use medicinal plants to treat their wounds
A new study finds humanity's closest living relatives will chew plants and apply makeshift poultices to wounds, and use leaves for a hygienic scrub.
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A new study of people living with eating disorders has found that cannabis 🌿 and psychedelics 🍄, such as ‘magic mushrooms’ or LSD, were best rated as alleviating symptoms by respondents who self-medicated with the non-prescribed drugs. The worst-rated drugs were alcohol 🍺, tobacco 🚬, nicotine, and cocaine.
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The University of Sydney
Psychedelics and cannabis offer treatment hope for people with eating disorders
A pioneering international survey at the University of Sydney of people living with eating disorders has found that cannabis and psychedelics were best rated as alleviating symptoms by respondents who self-medicated with the non-prescribed drugs.
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In a survey of 3,389 adults, those who first used cannabis to self-medicate (e.g. for anxiety or depression) later consumed more THC and reported more paranoia, anxiety, and depression. 🌿🧠😟
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BMJ Mental Health
Are reasons for first using cannabis associated with subsequent cannabis consumption (standard THC units) and psychopathology?
Background Reasons for first using cannabis (RFUC) may influence later use patterns and mental health outcomes. However, limited research has explored self-medication versus social RFUCs in depth, and their associations with cannabis use patterns and psychopathology…
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Self-medication of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms with psychoactive substances in adults: a scoping review of how symptom-relief motives are framed and operationalised across substances
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