New research shows that people with a history of dependence on cannabis are more likely to have some form of mental illness or substance abuse. “Our findings illustrate that for many adults, a history of cannabis dependence casts a very long shadow, with a wide range of associated negative mental health outcomes,” said Dr.
Esme Fuller-Thomson, professor at the University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FIFSW) and director of the Institute for Life Course and Aging and lead author of the study.
The study compared 336 Canadians with a history of cannabis dependence to 20,441 who had never been addicted to the substance.
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