The Wide and Unpredictable Scope of Synthetic Cannabinoids Toxicity
Joint Authors
Tam, Eric
Rajayer, Salil
Blaak, Christa
Morante, Joaquin
Yeh, Angela
Orsini, Jose
Butala, Ashvin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Drug use and abuse continue to be a large public health concern worldwide.
Over the past decade, novel or atypical drugs have emerged and become increasingly popular.
In the recent past, compounds similar to tetrahydrocannabinoid (THC), the active ingredient of marijuana, have been synthetically produced and offered commercially as legal substances.
Since the initial communications of their abuse in 2008, few case reports have been published illustrating the misuse of these substances with signs and symptoms of intoxication.
Even though synthetic cannabinoids have been restricted, they are still readily available across USA and their use has been dramatically increasing, with a concomitant increment in reports to poison control centers and emergency department (ED) visits.
We describe a case of acute hypoxemic/hypercapnic respiratory failure as a consequence of acute congestive heart failure (CHF) developed from myocardial stunning resulting from a non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) following the consumption of synthetic cannabinoids.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Orsini, Jose& Blaak, Christa& Tam, Eric& Rajayer, Salil& Morante, Joaquin& Yeh, Angela…[et al.]. 2015. The Wide and Unpredictable Scope of Synthetic Cannabinoids Toxicity. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058204
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Orsini, Jose…[et al.]. The Wide and Unpredictable Scope of Synthetic Cannabinoids Toxicity. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058204
American Medical Association (AMA)
Orsini, Jose& Blaak, Christa& Tam, Eric& Rajayer, Salil& Morante, Joaquin& Yeh, Angela…[et al.]. The Wide and Unpredictable Scope of Synthetic Cannabinoids Toxicity. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058204
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058204