Drug Induced Psychosis

Can drugs unlock or trigger psychosis?

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36 mins

Explore how mental illness and substance use affect the same brain systems, making one more likely to trigger the other. Discover the risks of early drug use, withdrawal confusion, and the overlap between psychosis, personality disorders, and addiction.

Ep 1:

Vulnerable Minds: Teens, Weed, and Trips Gone Wrong

The teenage brain, cannabis, and psychedelics collide in a perfect storm—explore why young and vulnerable minds are most at risk of drug-induced psychosis, and how a single trip can rewrite reality forever.

Ep 2:

When Cures Become Curses: The Medication Trap

Prescribed medications meant to heal can spiral into nightmares of their own making—uncover the shocking paradox of antipsychotics and benzodiazepines that may create the very psychosis they're meant to treat.

Ep 3:

Tangled Wires: Personality, Brain Chemistry, and Diagnosis

Could personality and brain chemistry explain who succumbs to drug-induced psychosis? We untangle the antisocial link, neurochemical vulnerabilities, and the diagnostic maze doctors face separating substances from mental illness.

Ep 4:

Breaking the Cycle: Treatment, Prevention, and Hope

As dual diagnosis cases strain broken treatment systems, we explore prevention strategies for vulnerable populations and discover genuine reasons for hope in the long road to recovery from drug-induced psychosis.

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