People visiting the emergency department (ED) for substance use—particularly cannabis—are at high risk of developing schizophrenia, according to new research.
The study, led by researchers at The Ottawa Hospital, Bruyère Research Institute, and ICES, showed that people with an ED visit for substance-induced psychoses had an 18.5% risk of developing to schizophrenia within three years of their ED visit.visits due to substance use with and without psychosis," was published inIndividuals with an ED visit for substance use without psychosis had a lower 1.
Researchers analyzed ICES health records from nearly 10 million people aged 14 to 65 years living in Ontario, Canada, from January 2008 to March 2022. Individuals were included if they had no past history of psychosis or schizophrenia. Individuals with a first-time ED visit for substance use were compared to members of the general population. There were 407,737 individuals with an ED visit for substance use, of which 13,784 were for substance-induced psychosis.
Amphetamine use was the highest-risk substance without psychosis, with 3.7% of individuals developing schizophrenia within three years—a rate 28.4 times higher than the general population.
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