People with Psychosis Who Use Marijuana Have 2-1/2 Times Lower Death Rate

<img alt="Marijuana leaf in hand" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7045" height="300" src="http://gaia-health.com/gaia-blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Marijuana-leaf-in-hand-1.jpg" title="Marijuana leaf in hand" width="630" /><br />Photo Credit: Gaia Health<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>'The more significant point of the study, which it never discusses, is that it demonstrates that psychiatric drugs are killing people at a rate as much as 13½ times the rest of the population!' </b></i> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'Marijuana has often been demonized as causing schizophrenia, though a cause-and-effect connection has never been shown. Now, though, a new study published in the <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i> has documented that people diagnosed with schizophrenia who use marijuana—also called pot or cannabis—live longer than those who don’t, and alcohol use has no impact on lifespan. The authors concluded:'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://gaia-health.com/gaia-blog/2012-05-31/people-with-psychosis-who-use-marijuana-live-2-12-times-longer/">more... </a></span>

People with Psychosis Who Use Marijuana Have 2-1/2 Times Lower Death Rate

Photo Credit: Gaia Health 'The more significant point of the study, which it never discusses, is that it demonstrates that psychiatric ...

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