Most of the leaders of the Modern Democratic Party came of age during the 1960s. That decade will always be remembered for "Drugs, Sex and Rock and Roll." Well, researchers in Spain have found an explanation for what has made that party what it is today.
According to Dr Ana Gonzalez-Pinto of the Santiago Apostol Hospital in Vitoria, writing in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, there is "a strong and independent link between cannabis use and the onset of psychosis at a younger age."
That is correct, what we have all suspected for for many years is true; Marijuana use can lead to psychosis. I realize that anyone who has ever listened to Sen John Kerry speak already knew that.
According to a report from Reuters:
The results showed a significant gradual reduction in the age at which psychosis began that correlated with an increased dependence on cannabis. Compared with nonusers, age at onset was reduced by 7, 8.5, and 12 years among users, abusers and dependents, respectively, the researchers report.
In further analysis, the effect of cannabis on age at onset "was not explained by the use of other drugs or by gender," they also note. The finding was similar in the youngest patients, suggesting that this effect was not due to chance.
These results "point to cannabis as a dangerous drug in young people at risk of developing psychosis," Gonzalez-Pinto and colleagues conclude.
Need I really say anything else. Bush Derangement Syndrome suddenly becomes clear. DKos and Democrat Underground make perfect sense when viewed through the prism of this new information.
This will come as a bitter pill to Libertarians, as their drive to legalize pot will only result in further dementia in the American population. Come to think about it... perhaps this study explains the Libertarian Party as well.
All drugs really.
If nothing else, it will give you a whole lot more material to write about. ;)
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