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Drug induced psychosis and schizophrenia?

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what is the difference between drug induced psychosis and drug induced schizophrenia

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  1. Drugs don't induce schizophrenia. You either have it or you don't.  


  2. Drug-induced psychosis is caused by the drugs, or the withdrawal. After these things end, the psychosis will most likely end as well.

    Schizophrenia that presents itself after drug use is not CAUSED by the drugs, it was just a trigger that led to the schizophrenia becoming active. Stress, illness, or trauma can also cause a first episode of schizophrenia. When the drug use ceases, the schizophrenia will continue.

  3. Trip on mushrooms and a few days later life goes back to normal and stay that way.

    Trip on mushrooms and you triggered schiz such that you have periodic or ongoing psychosis of some sort for life and also some negative symptoms of the illness (social withdrawal being one of them).  Antipsychotics may or may not eliminate the symptoms, but you'd be on them for life.

  4. There is no such thing as drug induced schizophrenia. If there are psychotic symptoms (paranoia, delusions, hallucinations etc.) which are believed to be drug induced, a diagnosis of substance induced psychotic disorder is made.

    Schizophrenia is a mental disorder, not a drug induced condition.  

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