Posted On: 11/23/2013 10:10:59 AM
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CDC warns of synthetic cannabinoids. Mother Nature, on the other hand, knows what she is doing.
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2013 Nov 22; 62(46):939
Notes from the field: severe illness associated with synthetic cannabinoid use - Brunswick, Georgia, 2013
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Abstract
On August 23, 2013, the Georgia Poison Center was notified of eight persons examined in an emergency department in Brunswick, Georgia, after smoking or inhaling fumes from synthetic cannabinoids. The Georgia Poison Center notified the Georgia Drug and Narcotics Agency, which informed the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). The Brunswick emergency department was asked to report any additional patients who reported use of synthetic cannabinoid to the Coastal District Health Department. DPH investigators reviewed recent medical records of patients who had gone to the emergency department and found that 22 patients had been examined after using synthetic cannabinoids during August 22-September 9, 2013.
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2013 Nov 22; 62(46):939
Notes from the field: severe illness associated with synthetic cannabinoid use - Brunswick, Georgia, 2013
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Abstract
On August 23, 2013, the Georgia Poison Center was notified of eight persons examined in an emergency department in Brunswick, Georgia, after smoking or inhaling fumes from synthetic cannabinoids. The Georgia Poison Center notified the Georgia Drug and Narcotics Agency, which informed the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). The Brunswick emergency department was asked to report any additional patients who reported use of synthetic cannabinoid to the Coastal District Health Department. DPH investigators reviewed recent medical records of patients who had gone to the emergency department and found that 22 patients had been examined after using synthetic cannabinoids during August 22-September 9, 2013.
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