This is a subject that has been popping up lately in my life. Some people think illegal drugs help schizophrenia and others say it causes it. This post is not about prescribed medication. That is a whole different rant in its self.
A friend of mine is undergoing observations because their doctor fears they may have schizophrenia. This friend has been an addict for a while now. This friends significant other says the drugs messed them up and the doctors agree. So, yes, schizophrenia can be caused by drug usage. That is not the only cause though. I have had so many people accuse me of being on drugs because I'm schizophrenic and I've had others say I am schizophrenic because of drugs (legal or illegal.) Then they want to tell me that the medication makes the prognosis worse in the long run.Once again, that's another post for another day.
Just because someone does drugs does not mean they will develop schizophrenia. If anything, they are more likely to develop depression and psychosis. Neither are schizophrenia and both are just 2 symptoms out of the dozens of schizophrenia. Also, if you have psychosis while on the illegal drugs, you still aren't schizophrenic. You're an addict. Just because someone has schizophrenia doesn't mean they are doing drugs either. Not everyone chooses to deal with their problems that way.
Read up on these things and don't be an idiot.
Take care of yourselves
Love, A Schizophrenic
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