Marijuana affiliated Illness Increases in Legalized States



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As various states move towards the legitimation of marijuana, professionals are noticing the addition of a specific illness that is connected with systematic use of the drug. Emergency rooms have been beholding an inflow of patients with the same symptoms, severe abdominal pain and intense vomiting , and this increase is especially high in certain states that have already decriminalized the use of marijuana.

While some doctors have been baffled by these symptoms, the disease has a name: cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, or CHS. The illness is considered to be caused by regular and long-term use of marijuana.

There seems to be a direct connection between CHS and the states that have passed marijuana legalization measures. One study shows that CHS diagnoses nearly doubled at two of Colorado’s hospitals since 2009 – the year that it was decided that Colorado needed a state-regulated medical marijuana distribution system.

CHS was first known ten years ago, but there is still not a lot known about the illness. Dr. Kennon Heard explained,

“The most likely cause is that people using marijuana frequently and in high doses have changes in the receptors in their body, and those receptors become dysregulated in some way, and it starts causing pain.”

In terms of treatment, doctors have found that the indication of CHS are often eased with hot showers and baths. The utilization of a hot bath can also suffice as a diagnostic tool for doctors who are looking to determine a patient’s illness. In addition, patients are often given an IV of fluids to help trim down the vomiting. Still, the only way to “cure” CHS is to seriously reduce the intake of marijuana, or stop using altogether (which don’t see many people doing).




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