The Psychiatric Disorders and Cannabis Use

Introduction: Cannabis is the most widely used of illicit substances. It is a public health problem for the most vulnerable populations, and in particular; adolescents. Cannabis is the subject of much debate in its links with psychiatric disorders where it appears to be a risk factor and a worsening factor, as all psychoactive substances. Objective: Determine the hospital prevalence of psychiatric disorders among patients who use cannabis and establish a correlation between cannabis use and psychiatric disorders. Method: This is a prospective study of 100 patients, consuming or having consumed cannabis, hospitalized at Ibn NAFISS hospital over a 6-month period from February 24, 2021 to August 24, 2021. The statistical study was carried out with the SPSS software version 25.0 and in bivariate analysis, and the comparison of the qualitative variables appealed to the statistical test of Chi2. Results: The average age of our patients is 32 years old, a clear predominance of men (95%), 73% of patients are single, 85% of patients have a low socio-economic level and 40% have a secondary education level. Psychiatric evaluation of our patients revealed that psychotic disorders (schizophrenia, acute psychotic attack, etc.) are found with a rate of 85% followed by bipolar (34%) and anxiety disorders (34%) and lastly depressive disorders (13%). The correlation between psychiatric disorders and the cannabis behaviour of our patients has objected that an early age of onset of use, heavy use, regular use and an unfavourable socio-economic level are all risk factors for psychiatric disorders in patients of cannabis users, especially psychotic disorders (schizophrenia, acute psychotic attack, etc...) Conclusion: The association between cannabis and psychiatric disorders is reported in numerous studies. These results found that cannabis-dependent subjects more frequently presented with psychiatric disorders and personality disorders than in the general population. This high .........