{"id":3495,"date":"2023-01-05T03:53:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T09:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=3495"},"modified":"2023-03-16T21:43:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T02:43:37","slug":"new-york-the-accidental-consumption-of-marijuana-edibles-such-as-brownies-and-gummies-among-children-under-the-age-of-six-has-surged-in-recent-years-as-more-states-have-legalised-the-recreati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=3495","title":{"rendered":"NEW YORK – The accidental consumption of marijuana edibles, such as brownies and gummies, among children under the age of six has surged in recent years as more states have legalised the recreational use of pot,<\/a> a new study has found."},"content":{"rendered":"

The accidental consumption of marijuana edibles, such as brownies and gummies, among children under the age of six has surged in recent years as more states have legalised the recreational use of pot, a new study has found.
\nThe study, published on Tuesday in the journal Paediatrics, analysed reports of child exposure to edibles from 2017 to 2021. The authors concluded that there had been a \u201cconsistent increase in paediatric edible cannabis exposures over the past five years, with the potential for significant toxicity\u201d.
\nIn 2020, paediatric cases of edible marijuana ingestion accounted for more than 40 per cent of all human poison exposures reported that year, according to the study, which relied on statistics from the National Poison Data System.
\n\u201cThese exposures can cause significant toxicity and are responsible for an increasing number of hospitalisations,\u201d the authors wrote.
\nThere were more than 7,000 reported cases of accidental ingestion by children younger than five between 2017 and 2021, and cases rose 1,375 per cent over that period, the study found. In virtually all of them, the edibles were ingested in a residential setting. About 90 per cent of the cases originated from the child\u2019s home, the study said.
\nNearly 23 per cent of the patients were hospitalised, with a \u201csignificant increase in both ICU and non-ICU admissions\u201d, the study found.
\nThe study found an increase in \u201cacute toxicity\u201d associated with such cases since the beginning of the pandemic, \u201cas indicated by increasing critical care admissions, more patients admitted to noncritical care beds\u201d and fewer patients being treated in emergency departments.
\nThe most frequent health outcome children experienced was central nervous system depression. Symptoms include drowsiness, lowered blood pressure and slurred speech, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
\nThe authors offered several possible explanations for the increase in cases, including more time spent at home during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, when schools and day care centres were shuttered, and the greater availability of legal marijuana products over the last decade.
\nThey also noted that many edible marijuana products are \u201coffered in brightly coloured, enticing packaging that is identical in style to how candy and snack products are marketed\u201d, contributing to their appeal among young children.
\nAfter voters in Maryland and Missouri approved ballot measures in November, recreational marijuana use is now legal in 21 US states, according to the Marijuana Policy Project. In New York, where recreational marijuana use became legal in 2021, the first dispensary for legal recreational marijuana sales opened in Greenwich Village last week to fanfare and long lines.
\nSeveral studies conducted in recent years analysing paediatric emergency care visits and reports to regional poison centres have found an uptick in accidental consumption of marijuana edibles by young people in states such as Massachusetts and Colorado, which were among the first to legalise marijuana for recreational use.
\nSome states have taken measures to reduce child exposure, passing laws mandating childproof packaging for weed products. In Colorado, for example, edible marijuana cannot be sold in the shape of fruits, animals or humans.
\nMost adults in the United States favour marijuana legalisation, according to a recent Gallup survey, which also found that support has risen from year to year and now stands at a record 68 per cent. NYTIMES<\/p>\n

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