What is the effectiveness of olanzapine in treating cannabis-induced psychosis?
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) July 17, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21466399 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Population | People with cannabis-induced psychosis |
|---|---|
| Interventions | Olanzapine Haloperidol |
| Topics | Cannabis |
| Key points | Reports that olanzapine prevents psychotic relapse in cannabis-induced psychosis and produces fewer extrapyramidal side effects than haloperidol, while showing no direct superiority over haloperidol in symptom management. |
Abstract
Olanzapine shows effectiveness in preventing psychotic relapse in cannabis-induced psychosis and has fewer extrapyramidal side effects compared to haloperidol, though no direct superiority in symptom management was observed.