Emergency care and hospitalizations higher among cannabis users, study finds

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/956873

 News Release 27-Jun-2022
Serious physical injury and respiratory-reasons the two leading causes of ED visits and hospitalizations among cannabis users
Peer-Reviewed Publication
St. Michael's Hospital

Visits to the emergency department and hospitalizations are 22 per cent higher among individuals who use cannabis compared with those who do not, according to a new study.

The study, published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research and led by researchers at Unity Health Toronto and ICES, found serious physical injury and respiratory-reasons were the two leading causes of ED visits and hospitalizations among cannabis users.

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