Marijuana exposures in young children rise in Colorado

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. 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, a co‐author told CPU.
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - Category: Psychiatry Tags: What's New in Research Source Type: research