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The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, VOL. 8, No. 3

Article | August 01, 1996

Chronic substance-induced psychotic disorders: state of the literature

The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 1996;8:262-269.

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Whether or not drug use can cause a chronic psychotic disorder that is clinically similar to schizophrenia and related disorders is an important question. In this review, the authors attempt to determine whether there is enough evidence in the literature to support the notion that illicit drug use can cause chronic psychotic disorders. They conclude the literature strongly suggests that a number of drugs of abuse in different classes (psychostimulants, hallucinogens, marijuana, and possibly industrial inhalants) can cause or increase the susceptibility for a state of chronic psychosis. It is also likely that the abuse of combinations of these drugs is capable of inducing similar syndromes.

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