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Australia: Calls to explore cannabis as psychosis aid

Matt Cram

3AW

Wednesday 27 Aug 2014

One of Australia's leading mental health advocates wants Australia to investigate the possible use of marijuana in fighting psychosis.

Cannabis has long been blamed for causing and compounding psychosis problems, and Dr Patrick McGorry said that thinking had not changed.

But the former Australian of the Year told Ross and John marijuana could be used for therapeutic purposes.

"We'd like to explore this in Australia because basically the treatments of schizophrenia and psychosis are effective, but they have a lot of side effects such as weight-gain," Dr McGorry said.

"They do work, but like with any drugs there are downsides, so we're looking for better treatments and (cannabis) is a promising area to explore, even though it's very early days."

"Smoking marijuana increases the risk, that's quite clear. So we don't want the public to think that it's fine, just go out and keep smoking."

Dr McGorry told 3AW Breakfast the use of cannabis to treat schizophrenia and psychosis would be at least 10 years away.

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-breakfast-blog/calls-to-explore-cannabis-as-psychosis-aid/20140827-3ee0s.html

 

 

 

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