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   From: Blah@hotmail.com   
      
   sobriquet wrote:   
   >> Well, a *fairly important* bunch of scientists saying:   
   >>   
   >>    Regular use of the drug has appeared to double the risk of developing   
   >> a psychotic episode or long-term schizophrenia. "   
   >>   
   >> works for me..   
   >   
   > Just like in the past a *fairly important* bunch of scientists were   
   > claiming that homosexuality is   
   > a disease and masturbation causes hair to grow on the inside of your   
   > hands.   
      
   I think you'd agree that doctors have moved on a little since then.   
   Else you'd refuse cancer treatment, organ transplant and IVF on the   
   basis that its ALL quackery.   
      
   >   
   > The current scientific consensus is still that a causal relationship   
   > between cannabis and schizophrenia   
   > has not been established so far and is unlikely to be established in   
   > the future (as extensive research   
   > has been carried out, which failed to establish such a causal   
   > relationship).   
   >   
   >>> What's the equivalent of Korsakoff's syndrom for cannabis?   
   >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korsakoff%27s_syndrome   
   >> This appears to be an illness caused by the lack of a vitamin, that   
   >> whose side effects include alcoholism and malnutrition.   
   >>   
   >> I don't see how it has any relevance.   
   >   
   > Alcoholism is a side-effect of Korsakoff's syndrome?!   
   > You're really hilarious.   
      
      
   Ok, hands up, I read this poorly written bit:   
      
   "Conditions resulting in the vitamin deficiency and its effects include   
   chronic alcoholism,and severe malnutrition."   
      
   *as*   
      
   "and its effect include alcoholism"   
      
   Think there's a comma or semicolon missing after 'effects'!   
      
   Think they meant:   
   Conditions resulting in the vitamin deficiency and its effects; which   
   include chronic alcoholism and severe malnutrition.   
      
      
   Anyway, so alcohol causes mental heath problem - we know that. In this   
   case tho it is potentially reversible.   
      
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