This is bollocks
Schizophrenics generally respond to medication, not avoiding weed - although it obviously doesn't help. And I'd counter your "cause and effect" theory with speculation on how much such an illness makes you seek easy relief with illegal herbs or any other substances. If your mate the archangel has been in and out of an institution for 6 years I'd suggest he has issues with the legal drugs.

I'm stoned right now. Have been for the last 10 years, on and off. I have a schizoaffective diagnosis but my first psychotic episode and subsequent hospitalisation was before touching any illegal substances. I was of an age (18-25 for men, slightly older for women), living away from home for the first time and very much into fine wine.. nowadays the medication keeps me on a level; granted to optimise things I should probably give up the dope. But then you're no angel with your freakin' mdma - never had a comedown? Comedowns are very similar to the start of psychosis. As are alcohol hangovers. I know cokeheads, alcoholics and acid freaks who wont touch mdma - the comedown just isn't worth it and can last days, weeks even.

And I have never tried to kill anyone, nor wanted to. From memory the statistic for murders associated with psychosis is slightly higher than the national average, probably because those with violent tendencies are pushed over the edge by the psychosis.
(Mr Big Stuff, Sun 19 Sep 2010, 19:13, Reply)