Severe outcomes following pediatric cannabis intoxication: a prospective cohort study of an international toxicology surveillance registry.
Neta CohenMathew MathewJeffrey BrentPaul WaxAdrienne L DavisCherie ObilomMichele M BurnsJoshua CanningKevin T BaumgartnerAndrew L KoonsTimothy J WiegandBryan JudgeChristopher HoyteJames A ChenowethBlake FrobergHenry FarrarJennifer L CareyRobert G HendricksonMichael HodgmanE Martin CaravatiMichael R ChristianBrian J WolkSteven A SeifertYedidia BenturMichael LevineLynn A FarrugiaDavid VearrierAlicia B MinnsJoseph M KennedyRon I KirschnerKim AldySuzanne SchuhSharan CamplemanShao LiDaniel T MyranLisa FengStephen B FreedmanYaron FinkelsteinPublished in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2023)
Severe outcomes occurred for different reasons and were largely associated with the patient's age. Young children, all of whom were exposed to edibles, were at higher risk of severe outcomes. Teenagers with severe outcomes were frequently involved in polysubstance exposure, while psychosocial factors may have played a role.