Post by Heimdallr on Dec 7, 2017 14:36:42 GMT
......... smokers and causes them to vomit AND scream
- 'Scromiting' is becoming an all-too-familiar site at emergency rooms
- The condition, called Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), is not yet properly understood
- Medical experts believe the symptoms appear from individuals using or consuming heavy amounts of marijuana over a long period of time
- Doctors note that the condition could stem from the body being over saturated by cannabinoids, affecting the hypothalamus
- Dr Aimee Moulin said she has seen a rise in cases since California legalized recreational marijuana last November
Chronic cannabis users are at risk of experiencing a horrifying new condition that is being reported at hospitals across the country.
'Scromiting,' doctors say, is becoming an all-too-familiar site at emergency rooms, with patients 'screaming and vomiting' as they turn up for help.
The condition, called Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), is not properly understood but medical experts believe the symptoms appear from individuals using or consuming heavy amounts of marijuana over a long period of time.
Dr Aimee Moulin, an emergency room physician at UC-Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, said she has seen a rise in cases since California legalized recreational marijuana last November.
She expects to see a further rise after commercial sales are permitted starting in January.
'I've screamed out for death,' Chalfonte LeNee Queen, 48, told NPR after experiencing the terrifying illness.
'I've cried out for my mom, who's been dead for 20 years, mentally not realizing she can't come to me.'
Little research has been conducted on the topic, but one study found that for scromiting to occur, cannabis users would have to consume marijuana three to five times per day to develop CHS... More ... (DailyMail - 5 Dec 2017)
'Scromiting,' doctors say, is becoming an all-too-familiar site at emergency rooms, with patients 'screaming and vomiting' as they turn up for help.
The condition, called Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), is not properly understood but medical experts believe the symptoms appear from individuals using or consuming heavy amounts of marijuana over a long period of time.
Dr Aimee Moulin, an emergency room physician at UC-Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, said she has seen a rise in cases since California legalized recreational marijuana last November.
She expects to see a further rise after commercial sales are permitted starting in January.
'I've screamed out for death,' Chalfonte LeNee Queen, 48, told NPR after experiencing the terrifying illness.
'I've cried out for my mom, who's been dead for 20 years, mentally not realizing she can't come to me.'
Little research has been conducted on the topic, but one study found that for scromiting to occur, cannabis users would have to consume marijuana three to five times per day to develop CHS... More ... (DailyMail - 5 Dec 2017)
- Doctors note that the condition could stem from the body being over saturated by cannabinoids, affecting the hypothalamus.