TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Reports of adverse health effects related to synthetic cannabinoid use in New York State
JO  - American journal on addictions
A1  - Papadopoulos, Eleni A.
A1  - Cummings, Karen R.
A1  - Marraffa, Jeanna M.
A1  - Aldous, Kenneth M.
A1  - Li, Lingyun
A1  - Ahmad, Nina
SP  - 772
EP  - 775
VL  - 26
IS  - 8
N2  - BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: We assessed synthetic cannabinoid (SC) outbreaks from 2011-2012 and 2015. <br><br>METHODS: The National Poison Data System was utilized to collect reports of SC adverse effects in New York State from 2011-2012 and 2015 (N = 713). <br><br>RESULTS: Cases from 2015 were more likely to be admitted to intensive care units and had different symptoms than those in 2011-2012. We identified two new SC structural classes from 2015 samples. <br><br>DISCUSSION/CONCLUSIONS: The 2015 outbreak was associated with more severe SC-related illnesses than in 2011-2012. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: New SC compounds may pose a different or more severe risk than those previously identified. (Am J Addict 2017;XX:1-4).<br><br>Copyright © 2017 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1055-0496
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajad.12636
ID  - ref1
ER  -