The use of cannabis is continuously not only make people addicted but also damage the brain and body. Cannabis also increases the risk of someone experiencing a mental disorder.
Experts warn that teenagers or young adults who use marijuana have a greater risk of psychosis, which is the term used to describe someone who has broken up with reality, usually often experience delusions and halunisasi.
The relationship between cannabis and psychosis has long been debated and this encourages its consumer to be able to escape and heal themselves from the effects of cannabis.
To learn more obvious, researchers have studied and examined data on more than 1,900 people aged 14 to 24 years at the beginning of the study. The study followed up until eight years later to assess the association between cannabis use and psychotic symptoms.
As a result, people who were not users at the beginning of the study and later became a user during the study period, had a higher risk of experiencing psychotic symptoms later.
While the people who are already using marijuana since the beginning of the study and continue until the end of the study, also experienced an increased risk of psychotic.
"The use of cannabis is a risk factor for the development of incident psychotic," said Sir Robin Murray, professor of psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, as reported by the Independent on Saturday (03/05/2011).
According to Professor Murray, this study provides information about evidence that has been solid enough that the continuous use of cannabis may increase risk of psychotic symptoms.
"This study is one of 10 prospective studies are all pointing in the same direction," added Professor Murray.
In short, said Prof Murray, this study adds further data to evidence showing that cannabis use is a contributor of psychosis such as schizophrenia (madness).
"This is the report an interesting and potentially important by the research team. It offers more evidence that cannabis use is a risk factor for psychosis, and recommends a cautious approach and wise to marijuana laws," said Peter Kinderman, a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Liverpool.
