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Cannabis use and Chromosome damage ?

  • 03-07-2010 7:28pm
    #1
    Delancey
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    Over the years I have heard of suggestions that pro-longed and heavy use of Cannabis by either a male or female can result in some sort of chromosome damage with consequent birth defects in children born to such a parent/s.

    Is there research to support this ? Have any scientific papers been published ? Or is it just speculation and scare stories operating behind a veneer of science ?


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  • #2
    bleg
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    http://scirus.com/srsapp/search?q=Cannabis+use+and+Chromosome+damage&t=all&sort=0&g=s


  • #3
    bohemian2010
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    not sure about chromosome damage but cannabis abuse in adolescence (critical time for neurodevelopment) carries a statistically significant increased risk of schizophrenia in early adulthood.


  • #4
    Delancey
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    Funny you mention that , I have a friend whose 17 year old stepson has been ' sectioned ' recently for schizophrenia , medical advice is that it is probably linked to the lad smoking a lot of ' wacky baccy ' in the last few months.


  • #5
    charlieroot
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    bohemian2010 wrote: »
    not sure about chromosome damage but cannabis abuse in adolescence (critical time for neurodevelopment) carries a statistically significant increased risk of schizophrenia in early adulthood.

    I was under the impression that this was still in doubt whether you had a higher rate of cannabis users amongst people who are / predisposed to psychosis/schizophrenia or whether cannabis use caused psychosis/schizophrenia?


  • #6
    Delancey
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    charlieroot wrote: »
    I was under the impression that this was still in doubt whether you had a higher rate of cannabis users amongst people who are / predisposed to psychosis/schizophrenia or whether cannabis use caused psychosis/schizophrenia?

    To the best of my knowledge ( I am open to correction of course ) the evidence suggests that heavy Cannabis use can act as ' trigger ' in those who have a pre-disposition to Schizophrenia. It does not cause the illness rather it can act a ' wake-up call ' in those who are prone to it.


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  • #7
    tallaght01
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    bohemian2010 wrote: »
    not sure about chromosome damage but cannabis abuse in adolescence (critical time for neurodevelopment) carries a statistically significant increased risk of schizophrenia in early adulthood.

    Have you a paper for that? I've been asked about this a few times in paediatric A+E by worried parents.


  • #8
    Odysseus
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    charlieroot wrote: »
    I was under the impression that this was still in doubt whether you had a higher rate of cannabis users amongst people who are / predisposed to psychosis/schizophrenia or whether cannabis use caused psychosis/schizophrenia?

    You will drive yourself mad with that one, too many papers on each side of the fence. None of which will give the ultimate asnswer


  • #9
    sam34
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    tallaght01 wrote: »
    Have you a paper for that? I've been asked about this a few times in paediatric A+E by worried parents.

    robin murray is the big name in this research, stick him into pubmed and you'll find loads


  • #10
    Sid_Justice
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    Can someone re-explain the question to me.

    are you talking about
    • heavy cannibis use by either/both parents prior to and during conception
    • heavy cannabis use prior to and post-fertilisation by mother
    • or heavy cannibis use by either/both prior to conception but perhaps a short break

    I'd be interested if there was a link between drug use in your 20s and the increase of chromosomal/NTDs to your baby in your 30s. Right now, I can't imagine a link


  • #11
    Delancey
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    Sid_Justice wrote: »
    Can someone re-explain the question to me.


    are you talking about
    • heavy cannibis use by either/both parents prior to and during conception
    • heavy cannabis use prior to and post-fertilisation by mother
    • or heavy cannibis use by either/both prior to conception but perhaps a short break
    I'd be interested if there was a link between drug use in your 20s and the increase of chromosomal/NTDs to your baby in your 30s. Right now, I can't imagine a link

    I asked the question as there are a couple I know where the male is an exceptionally heavy cannabis user - they have had 3 children ( one of whom was stillborn ) and the other 2 have very serious issues which will make independent living as adults unlikely - I was just wondering might it be linked to his dope smoking ? Mother never touches the stuff.


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