Marijuana exposures in young children rise in Colorado, prompt vigilance

Data from a children's hospital and a regional poison center in Colorado suggest that the state's recreational marijuana law has contributed to an increase in unintentional pediatric exposures with potential health effects. A pediatric emergency medicine specialist who co‐authored the study told CPU that most of the young patients that have been seen in these cases have had generally resolvable symptoms such as drowsiness and problems with balance, although in a handful of cases significant respiratory depression has occurred.
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - Category: Psychiatry Tags: What's New in Research Source Type: research