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Cannabis related admissions to psychiatric hospitals increase by 250 per cent
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Cannabis related admissions to psychiatric hospitals increase by 250 per cent since 2007 as experts issue stark warning
CANNABIS-related admissions to psychiatric hospitals here have increased by 250 per cent since 2007 - as experts warn that the drug “represents the gravest threat to young Irish people’s mental health today”.
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPsychI) believe that the combination of increasingly potent strains and a perception that the drug is generally harmless, have had devastating effects.
There are an estimated 45,000 young adults - 15 to 34yrs - in Ireland who meet criteria for cannabis dependence.
In 2019, cannabis was the main substance for 71 per cent of those under 18s attending addiction treatment in Ireland.
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Child addiction specialist Dr Gerry McCarney said he is concerned that the strength of the drug has reached a point where it’s causing young people to become more paranoid, more quickly.
The consultant child and adolescent addiction psychiatrist said: “We are seeing an increasing rate of difficulty coping by young people who are using a lot of cannabis.
“This can result in frequent presentations with low mood, suicidal ideation, increasing self-harm, anxiety disorders, clinical depression, and for a smaller number increasing paranoia and quite significant psychotic symptoms.”
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