Tuesday 2 July 2019

NHS opens first ever cannabis clinic as mind-altering 'skunk' fuels psychosis among users

NHS opens first ever cannabis clinic as mind-altering 'skunk' fuels psychosis among users The NHS has opened the UK’s first ever cannabis treatment clinic in response to soaring levels of “skunk”-induced psychosis.

Users of skunk, an especially potent form of cannabis, are presenting with symptoms of psychosis at an alarming rate according to the psychiatrist leading the pilot clinic based in King’s College London.

Dr Marta Di Forti described cannabis-induced psychosis as a “crisis” which cannot be ignored. Tens of thousands of people are affected she told The Mail on Sunday. The Telegraph

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