Reply #274: I bet at least 80 percent also drank soda. [View All]

[merwin]

Therefore soda causes it as well.

Correlation does not equal causation. People with mental disorders are more likely to use mind altering substances. That is all that study proves. And even that has been a known fact to anyone with an ounce of common sense for decades.

I would be willing to bet that a significant majority of people with bipolar disorder also have used marijuana as well.

The tendancy for self-medication is built into us as humans as a mechanism to try to bring back the natural balance of chemicals in our brain.

People with clinical depression or anxiety are also more likely to use it because it is a natural anti-anxiety and anti-depressant. The problems come when people use it as a crutch instead of more effective means such as therapy and meditation, which can be combined with marijuana.

Of course, I also think that LSD has an awesome potential for treatment of severe mental disorders when used as a tool by qualified physician under controlled circumstances.