Cyclic Vomiting and Compulsive Bathing With Chronic Cannabis Abuse

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 710-712

  Chepyala, Pavan ^a   Olden, Kevin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; CANNABIS; ESCITALOPRAM; PROMETHAZINE; RANITIDINE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BATH; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPULSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

BATHS; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; VOMITING;

EID: 44749085796     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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