24. Drugs, Marijuana & Bipolar Disorder
Channel: Bipolar Awakenings - Sean Blackwell
Date: 2013-02-07

https://www.bipolarawakenings.com
SEE RESEARCH LINKS HERE!!!! Please keep in mind that researchers often refer to anyone who has experienced a 'acute psychosis' as having had schizophrenia, even though most people with psychosis are diagnosed with Bipolar 1. Read on about the confirmed link between marijuana, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia:

1. Is this the 'tobacco moment' for cannabis?
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/is-this-the-tobacco-moment-for-cannabis-8349054.html

2. New Support for Link Between Cannabis and Schizophrenia
http://technorati.com/lifestyle/article/new-support-for-link-between-cannabis/

3. The Marijuana-Psychosis Connection Goes Both Ways In Teens
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2012/12/26/the-marijuana-psychosis-connection-goes-both-ways-in-teens/

4.Why Pot Makes Some People Psychotic:
http://www.livescience.com/24873-marijuana-psychosis-pot-side-effects.html

5. Samuel T. Wilkinson: Pot-Smoking And the Schizophrenia Connection
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324637504578566094217815994.html

5. Marijuana use by teens linked to permanent brain abnormalities later in life, increased schizophrenia risk: study
http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/07/25/marijuana-use-by-teens-linked-to-permanent-brain-abnormalities-later-in-life-u-s-study/

6. Cannabis use may worsen illness course in bipolar disorder
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130115/Cannabis-use-may-worsen-illness-course-in-bipolar-disorder.aspx

7. Teens who smoke pot at risk for later schizophrenia, psychosis
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/teens-who-smoke-pot-at-risk-for-later-schizophrenia-psychosis-201103071676

8. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARIJUANA AND PSYCHOSIS
http://www.nami-eastside.org/blog/2013/03/the-relationship-between-marijuana-and-psychosis/

9. Cannabis use in adolescence and risk for adult psychosis: longitudinal prospective study
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC135493/

http://www.bipolarORwakingUP.com
Marijuana, or weed, and other drugs are a huge trigger for bipolar disorder.