What Do We Know About the Relationship Between Cannabis and Psychosis?

• By: Grace Hennessy, MD NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) New York University Grossman School of Medicine
• July 19th, 2023
• adolescents, antipsychotic medications, cannabis, childhood trauma, harm reduction strategies, integrated treatments, prevention strategies, psychosis, Summer 2023 Issue
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From 2002 to 2021, the number of individuals aged 12 or older reporting last year cannabis use increased steadily from 26 million to 53 million (SAMHSA, 2022). Accompanying this increase in the number of individuals using cannabis is a decline in the percentage of individuals who believe that...

OnTrackNY: An Early Intervention Program to Interrupt Psychosis

• By: Sarah Fisher, LCSW Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)
• April 17th, 2022
• disability, early intervention, first episode psychosis, mental health, psychiatrist, psychosis, recovery, schizophrenia, Spring 2022 Issue
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A year ago, 21-year-old Christine* started hearing voices saying terrible things about her. She wondered “why doesn’t anyone around me admit to hearing them?” And now people have started to spy on her, through her phone. Her parents were upset that she wasn’t able to contribute to the...