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Marijuana Use Associated With First Episode of Psychiatric Illness in an Adolescent Population
Author(s) -
Clark Robert R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1994.tb00228.x
Subject(s) - psychiatry , addiction , medicine , population , illicit drug , psychology , drug , environmental health
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. Although there have been reports of severe adverse effects, many view its use as relatively innocuous. As millions of adolescents and young adults currently use or have used marijuana, it is important that awareness of both medical and psychiatric risk factors is periodically reinforced. Four case reports are presented in which there appears to be a direct connection between the onset of psychiatric symptoms and the use of marijuana. (American Journal on Addictions 1994; 3:67–71)