吸大麻的青少年晚年或患精神疾病

On an afternoon I occasionally walk with my granddaughter in a London park where teens gather after school, and the smell of pot is unescapable. It's more pungent than I remember and I presume stronger, possibly super skunk, which is flooding the UK.

一天午後，我偶然與孫女在倫敦的公園散步，公園裏聚集着放學後的青少年，而我不可避免的聞到了大麻煙味。味道比我記憶中的更辛辣，我想應該是味道更濃烈、更難聞吧，而這種味道正充斥着英國。

It's bad news for those teenagers as a Finnish study reveals the earlier a child begins smoking pot, the higher their risk is of later developing a psychosis with frightening mental disturbances. The really worrying aspect of their research is that smoking cannabis raises this risk five times.

芬蘭的一項研究揭示：孩子越早抽大麻，晚年患精神錯亂和精神障礙的可能性就越高，這對青少年而言着實是個壞消息。研究真正令人擔憂的一面是：吸大麻會使這種風險增加5倍。

In the study, 6,000 people were tracked from the age of 15 to 30 and it confirmed that cannabis can drive some users to the point of suicide. This latest research, published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, provides a further link between cannabis and psychosis .

這項研究跟蹤了6000名受試者，從15歲跟蹤到30歲，研究證實：大麻會使一些吸食者自殺。發表在《英國精神病學》雜誌的最新研究進一步證明了大麻和精神病之間的關係。

University of Oulu scientists revealed the earlier someone begins smoking the drug, the more likely they are to develop psychosis, possibly because the teenage brain is vulnerable. It's deconstructing and doesn't rebuild itself until the age of 24 to 25. Lead investigator Antti Mustonen said: "We found that young people who had used cannabis at least five times had a heightened risk of psychoses during the follow-up.

奧盧大學的科學家揭示：人們越早吸大麻，就越有可能患精神病，這可能是由於青少年的大腦十分脆弱所致。大麻會解構大腦，直到24至25歲，大腦纔會自行重建。首席調查員安蒂·姆斯托納說道："我們發現：吸食大麻至少5次的年輕人在隨訪過程中患精神病的風險更高。"

"Our findings are in line with the current views of heavy cannabis use, ?particularly when started at an early age, being linked to an increased risk of psychosis. Based on our results, it's very important that we take notice of cannabis-using young people who report symptoms of psychosis."

"我們的研究結果與大麻吸食程度和精神病患病風險增加相關性的現有觀點相一致--尤其是很早就開始吸食時。基於我們的結果，關注那些稱自己有精神病症狀的吸食大麻的年輕人是很重要的。"

Mr Mustonen, who worked alongside experts from Cambridge and Queensland, Australia, added: "If possible, we should strive to prevent early-stage cannabis use." Going from being an occasional marijuana user to indulging every day increases the risk of psychosis by up to 159%, research from Canada revealed in July last year.

姆斯托納先生與劍橋和澳大利亞昆士蘭的專家一起工作，他補充道："若有可能，我們應努力防止早期吸食大麻。"去年七月份，加拿大的一項研究揭示：從偶爾吸大麻到整天沉溺於大麻之中會使吸食者患精神病的風險增加至159%。

This latest research, published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, provides a further link between cannabis and psychosis.

這項最新的研究發表在《英國精神病學》雜誌上，進一步證明了大麻和精神病之間的關係。