Background Comorbidity is highly prevalent between substance use disorders (SUDs) and
schizophrenia. This systematic review and meta-analysis estimated prevalence rates of …

Substance use disorders occur commonly in patients with schizophrenia and dramatically
worsen their overall clinical course. While the exact mechanisms contributing to substance …

Background Although the link between cannabis use and development of psychosis is well
established, less is known about the effect of continued versus discontinued cannabis use …

The active compound in herbal cannabis, Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol, exerts all of its known
central effects through the CB1 cannabinoid receptor. Research on cannabinoid …

BACKGROUND: Recent advances in the neurobiology of cannabinoids have renewed
interest in the association between cannabis and psychotic disorders. METHODS: In a 3 …

Objective: We sought to examine the relation between cannabis abuse and the symptomatic
course of recent-onset schizophrenia and related disorders. Design: A prospective cohort …

After alcohol and nicotine, marijuana is the most commonly used" recreational" drug in
Western countries. There has already been a growing debate about the medical …

Schizophrenia is a heterogenous and severe neuropsychiatric disorder that affects nearly
1% of the population worldwide. Antipsychotic drugs are the mainstay of treatment, but not …

BackgroundCannabis is commonly regarded as an innocuous drug and the prevalence of
lifetime and regular use has increased in most developed countries. However, accumulative …

The association between cannabis use and psychosis has long been recognized. Recent
advances in knowledge about cannabinoid receptor function have renewed interest in this …