When they say you can get schizophrenia from smoking pot does it mean...?

Question

...You get the same symptoms as schizophrenia only while you're smoking it or does it mean you'll develop it and have it long-term?

Answer 1

Marijuana does not cause schizophrenia, but it can precipitate the onset of schizophrenia in someone who is predisposed to developing the disorder. So can other things, like stress, abuse, etc., but none of these things cause the disease. There's an inherited biological predisposition which can be triggered by different things, drugs are certainly one of the things that can serve as a trigger. It's called the diathesis-stress model of disease development.

Answer 2

You only get the same symptoms as schizophrenia, and that's only if you react to it that way. Different people react to different medications (illegal or not) in different ways. It is possible that it can change your brian chemistry, like someone who self medicates with alcohol, it is a depressant and makes depression or depressive symptoms worse. A schizophrenic smoking pot will more likely exacerbate his symptoms so they show more. If someone is (continually and perpetually smoking pot), that person will more than likely be diagnosed as schizophrenia or bipolar, especially if (s)he is not willing to admit to the smoking (people have to stay in the hospital for a certain number of days to get a barrage of tests and to be thoroughly evaluated, and sometimes they have to go back to be rediagnosed--I've seen this with bipolar). I have read somewhere that some schizophrenics are more likely to smoke pot because they are distressed about their symptoms and they are self-medicating, so it could be rather the other way around; instead of seeking medical treatment for hallucinations the schizophrenic rather may feel forced to self-medicate. (After all would you want to have that diagnosis or label pinned on you if you don't think you are?)
A study was done in which people checked into a mental hospital with just the symptoms of hearing voices. They were diagnosed and they could not get rid of the diagnosis nor convince the psychiatrists that they did not have these auditory hallucinations and that they were a part of the study. My psychology teacher was telling this one years ago. I think it had something to do with stigmas or how you will be diagnosed with something, anything if you admit yourself into a mental institute with just one symptom that would not necessarily classify you as having a disorder of some sort.

Answer 3

Interesting question....I think it depends on your chemical make-up on whether you develop schizophrenia at all long term or not... There is such a thing as drug induced schizophrenia...You may get better with medication or just by quit smoking the pot...from experience these drugs have long term effects on your memory, feelings, and thoughts....Alot of the side effects while smoking pot are alot like those of schizophrenia...Schizophrenia is caused from a change in chemical make up and Pot can very well alter your chemical make up....Hope this helps

Answer 4

No, that is retarded. Sorry. Peripheral vision will constantly have you ever ever seeing matters that do not appear to be precisely what they seem like. Marijuana does not effect in schizophrenia, however it'll potentially muddle your pondering method. After smoking it for that lengthy and that plenty an afternoon, a few harm is most likely implemented. You must don't forget slicing down. Schizophrenia is far more elaborate than that. In case you're listening to matters, seeing concerns that don't seem to be there in entrance of you and not in peripheral vision, having main issue forming sentences that make enjoy (e.G. The keypad made the padding of the windowpane bounce off the skyscraper), or pondering that the government is when you, then you will have a concern. And plus, you could no longer recognize that you have a concern. You're ok.

Answer 5

To put it simply, you can get any type of severe mental illness from taking hallucinogenic drugs if you have a pre-disposition to it.
That means, if you have it in your genes if you have a family history of mental illness, smoking etc. can trigger or awaken these illness.
Sometimes it is reversible. I know of one case where this teenager 'recovered' after many years of being a vegetable, and he still is not quite right.

Answer 6

You can not develope schizophrenia from smoking marijuana.

Answer 7

well you know smoking pot is illegal right?
so people have to be constantly looking around for a policeman
that's what starts you down the road to schizophrenia my friend. always looking behind you ...scared you might go to jail. paranoia messing with yer brain adding to all this is your now twisted brain on drugs.LOL!

Answer 8

This is a myth.

It is often misdiagnosed by psychiatrists because a person is admitted to a hospital while they are stoned.

-It can't give you schizophrenia.