Author: Robby Berman / Source: Big Think
- Millions of long-time marijuana users are developing intense stomach pain, nausea and bouts of vomiting.
- The condition is called “cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome,” or “CHS.”
- What makes it happen is unclear, but the only way to stop it is to cease consumption of cannabis.
It’s no longer illegal to smoke marijuana in 10 U.S. states and its medical use is allowed in 33. In Colorado, it’s been fully legal since 2014, with a variety of THC — the active agent in grass — products available for sale. A new study, however, looks to harsh the buzz: There’s been a dramatic rise in emergency-room visits for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, or CHS.
It’s a condition characterized by stomach pain, extreme nausea, and repeat vomiting. Researchers’ concern is exacerbated by the assumption that if this many people are showing up at ERs, many more are likely to be dealing with it on their own. Part of the appeal of marijuana has always been how unlikely it is that you’ll overdose on it. Doctors don’t yet know exactly what’s going on.
What’s causing CHS?
Image source: Inked Pixels / Shutterstock
Clinicians in Colorado are convinced that the syndrome is connected to marijiuana consumption, though they’re not sure how. About 25.7 percent of the CHS ER cases — that’s 2,567 patients — occurred after smoking weed, and 9.3 percent were from edible cannabis. The data tracks visits between…
The post Marijuana is somehow making millions violently sick appeared first on FeedBox.