Effect of Cannabis Legalization in Canada on the Incidence of Psychosis Consultations in Quebec City's Psychiatric Emergency Services

Can J Psychiatry. 2024 Aug;69(8):630-632. doi: 10.1177/07067437241232901. Epub 2024 Feb 21.

Authors

Sophie L'Heureux^{1

2}, Maxime Huot-Lavoie^{1

2}, Audrey Bergeron³, Christina Bergeron², Bruno-Pier Blouin², Marc-André Roy^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ PPEP Capitale-Nationale, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Soins et Services Sociaux (CIUSSS) de la Capitale Nationale, Québec, QC, Canada.
² Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada.
³ Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Lanaudière, Joliette, Québec, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: Quebec; cannabis; cannabis legalization; emergency; first-episode psychosis; psychosis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Cannabis
Emergency Services, Psychiatric* / statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Incidence
Legislation, Drug
Male
Psychotic Disorders / drug therapy
Psychotic Disorders / epidemiology
Quebec / epidemiology
Referral and Consultation / statistics & numerical data