/newsroom/taxonomy/term/12933/all en /newsroom/channels/news/what-links-cannabis-use-and-psychosis-researchers-point-brains-dopamine-system-364894 <p>A �󷢲�Ʊƽ̨-led study found that people with cannabis use disorder (CUD) had elevated dopamine levels in a brain region associated with psychosis.</p> <p>“This could help explain why cannabis use increases the risk of hallucinations and delusions, key symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders,” said first author Jessica Ahrens, a PhD student in �󷢲�Ʊƽ̨’s Integrated Program in Neuroscience.</p> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:01:15 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 316268 at /newsroom