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Death Risk Doubled For ER Patients On Psychedelics

MONDAY, March 3, 2025 – People who land in the ER after using hallucinogens are more than twice as likely to die in a handful of years, a new study says. Psychedelics users treated at a hospital are...

Mortality Increased With Hospital-Based Care for Hallucinogen Use

MONDAY, March 3, 2025 – Hospital-based care for hallucinogen use is associated with increased mortality, according to a study published online March 3 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical...

Study Links Heavy Cannabis Use To Higher Death Risk, Psychosis

FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – Heavy weed use may be far more dangerous than people realize, according to a pair of studies published in JAMA Network Open. People diagnosed with cannabis use disorder (CUD)...

Antipsychotics at Doses >75 mg a Day Linked to Risk for Tardive Dyskinesia

FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – Antipsychotics at doses >75 mg/day are associated with an increased risk for tardive dyskinesia (TD), according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical...

Childhood Attention Issues Show Links to Later Risk for Psychosis, Schizophrenia

TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 – Most kids with attention issues won't go on to develop serious psychiatric conditions like psychosis or schizophrenia. However, a new study finds poor attention spans in...

Rx Amphetamine Use Linked to Increased Odds of Psychosis, Mania

TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – Past-month prescription amphetamine use is associated with increased odds of psychosis and mania, with increased odds for high doses (>30 mg dextroamphetamine equivalents),...

High Doses of ADHD Meds Could Trigger Psychosis

THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – Prescriptions for amphetamine stimulants to treat ADHD have increased significantly in recent years, particularly during the pandemic. Unfortunately, high doses of...

Emergence of Psychosis in Alzheimer Disease Linked to Elevations in p-tau181

MONDAY, July 1, 2024 – For individuals with Alzheimer disease (AD), the emergence of psychosis is associated with elevations in levels of plasma tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p-tau181),...

Cannabis Use Tied to Higher Risk for Psychotic Disorder in Youth

WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – There is a strong association between cannabis use and risk for psychotic disorder in adolescents, according to a study published online May 22 in Psychological Medicine....

Teen Cannabis Users' Risk for Psychosis May Be Stronger Than Thought: Study

WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – Doctors have long known that excessive marijuana use can trigger psychosis, especially in the young. But new research suggests the link is stronger that ever imagined...

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