{"id":11061,"date":"2013-07-30T05:30:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T11:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/?p=11061"},"modified":"2020-11-05T00:43:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T07:43:04","slug":"pot-smoking-and-schizophrenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/2013\/07\/pot-smoking-and-schizophrenia\/","title":{"rendered":"Pot Smoking and Schizophrenia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/marijuana-pot-in-hand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11453\" src=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/marijuana-pot-in-hand-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"marijuana pot in hand\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/marijuana-pot-in-hand-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/marijuana-pot-in-hand-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/marijuana-pot-in-hand.jpg 1692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Wall Street Journal recently posted an article about the links between pot smoking and schizophrenia. Most of us know many people who have used marijuana in high school or college without any known medical consequences. Medical research now shows a link between marijuana and the development of schizophrenia and related disorders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887324637504578566094217815994.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Pot-Smoking And the Schizophrenia Connection<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like most issues in society, many don&#8217;t pay attention to proven research, evidence or statistics until it somehow affects them on a more personal level.<\/p>\n<p>This article really hit home to me and I wanted to share it for two reasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#1:<\/strong> As practitioners we should all be aware and educated on the possibility of consequences in relation to marijuana for recreational and medical use. Patients will ask your opinion. You should have answers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#2:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve treated a patient who experienced this same issue&#8211;and I was able to graph them. It&#8217;s not very often you get to see the effect of a psychotic episode in a graph.<\/p>\n<p>I have three graphs to share from this patient.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Graph #1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-graph-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-graph-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1121\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-graph-1.png 1121w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-graph-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-graph-1-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-graph-1-768x434.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1121px) 100vw, 1121px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manic episode<\/li>\n<li>Extreme anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Unable to differentiate reality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Psychosis:<\/strong> A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Graph #2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-Graph-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-Graph-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1125\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-Graph-2.png 1125w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-Graph-2-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-Graph-2-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-Graph-2-768x440.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Medically induced depressive state<\/li>\n<li>Extreme lethargy<\/li>\n<li>Unable to differentiate reality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Graph #3<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-graph-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-graph-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1128\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-graph-3.png 1128w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-graph-3-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-graph-3-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Pot-Smoking-and-Schizophrenia-graph-3-768x441.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After six weeks in a mental institution.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Depression<\/li>\n<li>Low energy<\/li>\n<li>Slow mental cognition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Often, I get asked whether or not a graph analysis &#8220;changes&#8221; based on medications or life circumstances. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Yes<\/span>&#8211;it absolutely does. If it didn&#8217;t, it would be useless.<\/p>\n<p>The graph is like a <em>snapshot<\/em>, showing what is happening within the meridians right now, in real time. Stringing together a series of <em>snapshots<\/em> can be very educational and insightful when considering treatment strategies and a patient&#8217;s overall progress over time.<\/p>\n<p>When I graphed this patient for the first time, I didn&#8217;t know what to expect with future visits. Look how useful it is for me to look back over time and analyze how energy becomes blocked during multiple stages of a schizophrenic episode. This is fascinating information.<\/p>\n<p>When a future patient asks me about my thoughts regarding the use of marijuana for pleasure or medicinal purposes, I have objective documentation to show how it <em>can<\/em> affect the meridians in the body.<\/p>\n<p>I graph every patient before every treatment. Why? Because <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acugraph.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AcuGraph<\/a><\/strong> gives valuable <strong>objective<\/strong> <strong>information<\/strong> regarding the flow of energy within the channels, which makes my treatment more effective.<\/p>\n<p>If you want more information, visit our website at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acugraph.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.acugraph.com<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 You can also contact me personally. I&#8217;d be happy to answer questions.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great week!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/kimberly-headshot-square.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/kimberly-headshot-square.png\" alt=\"kimberly-headshot-square\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/kimberly-headshot-square.png 270w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/kimberly-headshot-square-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/kimberly_sig1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"kimberly_sig\" src=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/kimberly_sig1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kimberly Thompson, L.Ac.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:kimberly@miridiatech.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kimberly@MiridiaTech.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wall Street Journal recently posted an article about the links between pot smoking and schizophrenia. 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