Case report: Adverse reaction to synthetic marijuana

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-290

  Faircloth, Johnnie ^a   Khandheria, Bharat ^a   Shum, Shu ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS SMOKING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; CANNABINOIDS; CONFUSION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; STREET DRUGS; TACHYCARDIA; VOMITING;

EID: 84859861057     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00220.x     Document Type: Letter

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