Mental health consequences of contemporary cannabis use in Europe: potency, patterns of use, and health system context
Justyna Śniadach, Sylwia Szymkowiak, Przemysław Osip, Wiktor Orlof, Napoleon Waszkiewicz · 2026
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Stronger cannabis products and uneven health system readiness across Europe are linked to mental health harm in a 2026 narrative review led by Justyna Śniadach. Use has risen over the past decade alongside high-strength THC goods and more psychiatric presentations, yet monitoring and addiction services vary widely between western countries and the rest of the continent.
Literature, health reports, and national data from 2010 to 2025 show cannabis as the most used illicit drug in Europe, with use now growing fast in central and eastern areas. High-strength products are tied again and again to psychosis, anxiety, panic, and use disorder in the sources reviewed. Western systems spot such cases better, while stigma and thin screening hide much of the burden further east, the authors conclude.
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| CREATOR | Justyna Śniadach, Sylwia Szymkowiak, Przemysław Osip, Wiktor Orlof, Napoleon Waszkiewicz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 82130 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |