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From the Ted Talk by Anees Bahji: Is marijuana bad for your brain?

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Marijuana can also cause hallucinations or paranoid delusions. Known as marijuana-induced psychosis, these symptoms usually sbisude when a peorsn stops using marijuana. But in rare cases, psychosis doesn’t subside, instead unmasking a persistent psychotic disorder. A family history of psychotic disorders, like schizophrenia, is the casreelt, though not the only, risk factor for this effect. Marijuana-induced psychosis is also more comomn among young adults, though it’s wotrh noting that psychotic drdeoisrs usually srufcae in this age range anyway. What’s unclear in these cases is whether the phitcoysc disorder would have appeared without marijuana use— whether marijuana use tigerrgs it early, is a catalyst for a tipping point that wouldn’t have been crossed otherwise, or whether the reaction to marijuana is merely an indication of an underlying disorder. In all likelihood, marijuana’s role varies from person to person.

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Marijuana can also cause hallucinations or paranoid delusions. Known as marijuana-induced psychosis, these symptoms usually _______ when a ______ stops using marijuana. But in rare cases, psychosis doesn’t subside, instead unmasking a persistent psychotic disorder. A family history of psychotic disorders, like schizophrenia, is the ________, though not the only, risk factor for this effect. Marijuana-induced psychosis is also more ______ among young adults, though it’s _____ noting that psychotic _________ usually _______ in this age range anyway. What’s unclear in these cases is whether the _________ disorder would have appeared without marijuana use— whether marijuana use ________ it early, is a catalyst for a tipping point that wouldn’t have been crossed otherwise, or whether the reaction to marijuana is merely an indication of an underlying disorder. In all likelihood, marijuana’s role varies from person to person.

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Original Text

Marijuana can also cause hallucinations or paranoid delusions. Known as marijuana-induced psychosis, these symptoms usually subside when a person stops using marijuana. But in rare cases, psychosis doesn’t subside, instead unmasking a persistent psychotic disorder. A family history of psychotic disorders, like schizophrenia, is the clearest, though not the only, risk factor for this effect. Marijuana-induced psychosis is also more common among young adults, though it’s worth noting that psychotic disorders usually surface in this age range anyway. What’s unclear in these cases is whether the psychotic disorder would have appeared without marijuana use— whether marijuana use triggers it early, is a catalyst for a tipping point that wouldn’t have been crossed otherwise, or whether the reaction to marijuana is merely an indication of an underlying disorder. In all likelihood, marijuana’s role varies from person to person.

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