Quality of life and risk of psychiatric disorders among regular users of alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis: An analysis of the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC)

Lowered quality of life in mood disorders is associated with increased neuro‐oxidative stress and basal thyroid‐stimulating hormone levels and use of anticonvulsant mood stabilizers

“…Interestingly, TUD was not significantly related to HRQoL. Previous studies reported that smokers have a worse HRQoL as compared with never smokers . The more negative findings reported here may be explained by our selection criteria, which excluded individuals with tobacco‐related chronic diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disorder, which are associated with loss of productivity and a worse HRQoL.…”

Association of cannabis use with the development of elevated anxiety symptoms in the general population: a meta-analysis

“…After abstract screening, 40 studies were assessed for eligibility at ‘full-text’ level, with 10 of these studies included in the meta-analysis. Three studies were conducted on the same sample14 18 19 but only one of these was included,14 due to its additional control variables.…”

Cannabis and development of dual diagnoses: A literature review

“…Associations between cannabis use and bipolar disorder have been reported[142, 156–158] but not examined to the same depth as in psychotic illnesses or depression (recent reviews[134, 155, 159]). There is evidence that premorbid cannabis use predicts development of bipolar disorder[160–163] and an earlier age of onset[154, 164–166] and even some evidence of a dose response relationship[167]. On the other hand, there are also reports of cannabis use beginning after the emergence of bipolar disorder[168, 169], especially in children and adolescents[170], with reports of affected individuals using the drug to alleviate symptoms[171, 172].…”