Suicidality risk after using cannabis and cannabinoids: An umbrella review.

ABSTRACT: The increasing prevalence and burden of suicide have led to numerous studies to identify its risk factors. Cannabis is the most common illicit substance detected in suicide victims' toxicology tests. This study aims to identify and appraise systematic reviews investigating suicidality after using cannabis and cannabinoids. Seven databases and two registries were searched without restrictions for systematic reviews investigating cannabis effects on suicidality. AMSTAR-2 was used for quality assessment and corrected covered area and citation matrix were used to determine overlap. Twenty-five studies were included, of which 24 were on recreational use and one was on therapeutic use. Only three of the studies on recreational use reported no effect or inconsistent results. Evidence generally sh

SUBMITTER: Shamabadi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10334849 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature