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12 sty 2024 · Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) are chemically classified as psychoactive substances that target the endocannabinoid system in many body organs. SCs can initiate pathophysiological changes in many tissues which can be severe enough to damage the normal functionality of our body systems.
24 cze 2023 · Fourteen studies reported death associated with synthetic cannabinoid use, with AB-CHMINACA and MDMB-CHMICA being the main reported SCs. Tachycardia and seizures were the most common toxicity symptoms.
We used descriptive statistics to report the characteristics of decedents whose cause of death (COD) was associated with cannabinoid (CB) and synthetic cannabinoid (SC) use. We used a general linear model with repeated measures to examine CB and SC death rate trends.
Chronic use of synthetic cannabinoids has been associated with serious psychiatric and medical conditions and even death. Given the growing popularity in the use of cannabinoid-based drugs and their harmful potential, there is a need for further research in this field.
23 mar 2022 · Acute kidney injury (AKI) related to synthetic marijuana (K2) often presents as an acute, severe AKI most often in young male patients. Symptoms develop soon after K2 ingestion and are often gastrointestinal (GI) (e.g., nausea and vomiting) and constitutional.
20 lip 2020 · Five patients in our cohort were known K2 users with K2-related ED visits in our hospital system noted days before their admission that required critical care attention (patients 1, 5, 9, 10, and 19 in Table 2). Rhabdomyolysis was noted in 8 patients (26%) .
23 paź 2023 · Synthetic cannabinoids refer to a class of lab-made substances that are chemically similar to chemicals found in the cannabis plant, though they often produce very different effects. Some synthetic cannabinoids have potential or current medical uses but many are illicitly manufactured and sold.
