Mattimoe, C and Conlon, E and Ni Siochain, D and Quinn, N and Okafor, I (2021) Edible cannabis toxicity in young-children an-emergent serious public health threat. Irish Medical Journal, 18, (8), p. 446.
External website: https://imj.ie/edible-cannabis-toxicity-in-young-c...
Mattimoe et al report 6 children with cannabis poisoning. They presented with encephalopathy. Four required hospitalisation. The poisonings were due to the ingestion of cannabis edibles. The authors state that it is an evolving problem.
B Substances > Cannabis / Marijuana
E Concepts in biomedical areas > Route of administration > Edible / oral administration
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder > Drug intoxication > Poisoning (overdose)
T Demographic characteristics > Child / children
T Demographic characteristics > Child of person who uses substances
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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