Calls to U.S. poison centers regarding so-called synthetic cannabis jumped 88% between 2021 and 2022, as use of these legally sold products rose, research shows.
They're banned or regulated in 14 states, but even then people can order them online. In other states they can be easily found in locations likeweed” or “hemp products,” according to a team led by Dr. Hannah Hays. She's medical director of the Central Ohio Poison Center and faculty at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus.
A total of 1,746 calls regarding synthetic weed were received by poison centers in 2021, but that number nearly doubled to 3,276 during 2022, the study found. A quarter of all synthetic cannabis-related calls to poison centers involved children ages 6 to 19, and 40% involved adults ages 20 to 59, Hays' group reported. How can these products affect the body? According to the study, "the most common clinical effects were mild central nervous system , rapid heartbeat , and agitation ," according to the hospital news release.
For kids and adults alike, more needs to be done to educate Americans that synthetic weed is not harmless.
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