An unusual illness is on the rise in the United States, especially in states that have legalized marijuana. People who frequently use cannabis, including teenagers, are showing up in emergency rooms with uncontrollable vomiting.
An unusual illness is on the rise in the United States, especially in states that have legalized marijuana. Habitual users of cannabis, including teenagers, are showing up in emergency rooms complaining of severe intestinal distress.
Young adult cannabis consumers nearly twice as likely to suffer from a heart attack, research shows"They are writhing, holding their stomach, complaining of really bad abdominal pain and nausea," said Dr. Sam Wang, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist and toxicologist at Children's Hospital Colorado, who treats adolescents with the condition."They vomit and then just continue to vomit whatever they have in their stomach, which can go on for hours," said Wang.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Your brain on marijuana 01:39Research is spottyTo fully understand, treat and prevent the new disorder, researchers need to document cases and compare symptoms. But CHS is so new that it doesn't have a medical diagnosis or insurance billing code, Wang said, making it"a moving target." To do research, scientists look at medical records for reported cases of repetitive vomiting and compare those to marijuana usage in an area.
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