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       Hospital visits from condition linked to frequent marijuana use
       on the rise, CDC study says
   DIR By: Masked Man
       Date: August 9, 2026, 9:58 pm
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       Hospital visits from condition linked to frequent marijuana use
       on the rise, CDC study says
       NEW YORK (AP) — In the past year, the U.S. has seen a jump in
       frequent marijuana users going to the hospital with a nausea and
       vomiting condition, according to a report released Thursday.
       “The abruptness and sustained magnitude of the increase” is
       largely due to the condition getting its own diagnosis code last
       fall, which is providing a more accurate picture of what was an
       underrecognized problem, the authors of the U.S. Centers for
       Disease Control and Prevention report wrote.
       Hospital emergency room diagnoses of the condition, cannabis
       hyperemesis syndrome, rose 16% from last October to May of this
       year, federal researchers found.
       The syndrome — seen in people who frequently use marijuana,
       especially smokers — is characterized by recurring nausea,
       uncontrollable vomiting and excruciating abdominal pain.
       LINK:
  HTML https://www.wowt.com/2026/08/09/hospital-visits-condition-linked-frequent-marijuana-use-rise-cdc-study-says/
       COMMENT: Imagine someone with an emergency having to wait in
       line behind a marijuana user who is vomiting. That would kind of
       be horrible to have to sit next to a high person throwing up in
       the waiting room. It says this can happen with people who
       frequently uses marijuana, especially smokers.
       P.S. not sure about latest alcohol related data...don't forget
       about alcohol related visits ...
       "Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Visits Increase
       Alcohol-related emergency department visits approximately
       doubled from 2003-2004 to 2021-2022, according to the US Centers
       for Disease Control and Prevention.
       Based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics,
       emergency department visits for conditions caused exclusively by
       alcohol use—such as alcohol abuse and alcoholic liver
       disease—increased from about 2 million to nearly 4 million among
       males, and from 700 000 to 1.4 million among females. The
       rate of visits for alcohol-specific diagnoses increased from 71
       to 124 per 10 000 males and from 24 to 41 per 10 000
       females. From 2021 to 2023, alcohol was the most common
       substance involved in substance-related emergency department
       visits, surpassing opioids and cannabis."
       LINK:
  HTML https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2844968
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