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. 2013 Nov 22;62(46):939.

Notes from the field: Severe illness associated with synthetic cannabinoid use - Brunswick, Georgia, 2013

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Notes from the field: Severe illness associated with synthetic cannabinoid use - Brunswick, Georgia, 2013

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .

Abstract

On August 23, 2013, the Georgia Poison Center was notified of eight persons examined in an emergency department in Brunswick, Georgia, after smoking or inhaling fumes from synthetic cannabinoids. The Georgia Poison Center notified the Georgia Drug and Narcotics Agency, which informed the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). The Brunswick emergency department was asked to report any additional patients who reported use of synthetic cannabinoid to the Coastal District Health Department. DPH investigators reviewed recent medical records of patients who had gone to the emergency department and found that 22 patients had been examined after using synthetic cannabinoids during August 22-September 9, 2013.

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