Numbers triple in marijuana-related hospital visits - kwwl.com

Colorado (KWWL)–The state of Colorado is seeing an increase in marijuana-related ER visits, since the state legalized the drug.

Health records indicate that nearly 10,000 patients were admitted to the emergency room at just one hospital, alone between 2012 and 2016. Researchers say, the reason for the growing hospital visits is due to people over-consuming marijuana edibles. Experts suggest that people tend to eat more of the cannabis products because it takes longer to produce a high.

In addition, experts advocate that there are ways to cut down on the recent spike in marijuana-related hospital visits. Some of those ways include: prevention, policy, and public education on the harmful effects of cannabis.

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