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		calgoo on July 25, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The association between cannabis use and suicidali... So the cause could be that there are a lot of depressed men that smoke cannabis to try to escape their depression instead of taking medication? Maybe it shows a tendency for women to seek professional help where men do not? Especially in cases regarding depression or other "non-physical" illnesses?

nashke on July 25, 2016 | [–]

We adjusted all analyses for depression and other mental disorders.

p4wnc6 on July 25, 2016 | [–]

Which could further be caused by social tendency to punish or ridicule men more than women for the choice to seek mental health help.

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