India, May 14 -- A new study published in Nature Mental Health found that people who use both cannabis and tobacco may face a higher risk of developing serious mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, especially if they are already considered at risk for psychosis.
Researchers from Vanderbilt Health studied more than 1,000 participants in the North American Prodrome Longitudinal Study, focusing on people who show early or mild signs of psychosis but have not yet developed a full psychotic disorder.
The researchers tracked participants over two years and grouped them based on substance use: tobacco only, cannabis only, both cannabis and tobacco, other substances, or no substance use.
The study found that regular use of either canna...