Examining pathways between genetic liability for schizophrenia and patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in adolescence.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study provides evidence that genetic risk for schizophrenia is associated with patterns of cannabis use during adolescence. Investigation of pathways other than the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral phenotypes examined here is required to identify modifiable targets to reduce the public health burden of cannabis use in the population.
PMID: 32515721 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Psychological Medicine - June 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jones HJ, Hammerton G, McCloud T, Hines LA, Wright C, Gage SH, Holmans P, Jones PB, Davey Smith G, Linden DEJ, O'Donovan MC, Owen MJ, Walters JT, Munafò MR, Heron J, Zammit S Tags: Psychol Med Source Type: research