cannabis bipolar disorder
Can illegal drugs like cocaine and cannabis cause mental health problems such as depression, bipolar etc.?
Can drugs such as cocaine and cannabis cause mental health problems such diseases as depression or bipolar disorder? Does alcohol too?
Addiction is considered a mental health disorder. alcohol consumption can cause long term brain damage (which can lead to symptoms similar to dementia and, strange it seems not – although a mental thing – can affect a person's sense of smell). Your question is complicated because although the bottom line is that we do not know what actually causes these diseases. A high percentage of people with mental health problems also abuse substances, but it is unclear whether one causes the other or if they have a similar biological cause. If a person has a genetic susceptibility to such diseases, it is possible substance abuse may be the environmental trigger that causes the disease being expressed. There seems to be a strong link between heavy cannabis use and schizophrenia, but again, not determined what is the first. The Drugs do effect the neurotransmitters that are associated with psychological disorders and when people stop taking the drug (or drink), the levels of neurotransmitters often are exhausted and the person experiences symptoms such as depression. It may take many months (after chronic use) for the levels to balance again. The substance increased neurotransmitter levels, so that the brain stops producing, of course, the appropriate amounts.
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