title: Notes from the field: Severe illness associated with synthetic cannabinoid use - Brunswick, Georgia, 2013.
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.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002186:Cannabinoids / Q000506:poisoning*; D003132:Commerce / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015198:Designer Drugs / Q000506:poisoning*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011039:Poison Control Centers; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002186:Cannabinoids; D015198:Designer Drugs