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Cannabis use and risk of schizophrenia: a Mendelian randomization study
posted 24/01/2017
publication Molecular Psychiatry doi: 10.1038/mp.2016.252
Cannabis is the most widely misused illicit drug with an estimated 182 million consumers in 2013 globally.1 Several high-profile observational studies have reported a positive, dose-dependent association between cannabis use and risk of schizophrenia, especially in young people in whom cannabis use is particularly high.2
