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Synthetic cannabinoids: A review of the clinical implications of a new drug of choice
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Synthetic cannabinoids: A review of the clinical implications of a new drug of choice

Shaina A. Freund and Adrian S. Banning
JAAPA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, v 30(11), pp 1-4
01 Nov 2017
PMID: 29064946

Abstract

General & Internal Medicine Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine, General & Internal Science & Technology
Synthetic marijuana use is an emerging public health problem in the United States, and can cause agitation, severe psychosis, bizarre hallucinations, and possibly death. This article describes these products, which are unregulated and can vary widely in composition, and how clinicians can recognize patients with synthetic cannabinoid toxicity and treat them appropriately to minimize morbidity and mortality.

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Psychiatry
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