Comparison between pediatric and adult acute natural cannabinoids toxicity: A 5-year retrospective study with special consideration of acute synthetic cannabinoids toxicity.
Toxicology reports June 1, 2025 Aliaa A Hodeib, Alshaimma Mahmoud Elmansy, Mona M Ghonem 2 citations
Natural cannabinoid poisoning is more common than synthetic cannabinoid poisoning. In a review of 106 cases from a poison control center, children (68 patients) more often had impaired consciousness and slow breathing, while adults (38 patients) more often had low oxygen, rapid heart rate, low potassium, and high white blood cell count. The time between exposure and medical help, along with potassium level, predicted complications in children. Delay to medical help and oxygen saturation predicted longer hospital stays in children. Only four patients had synthetic cannabinoid poisoning, mainly with seizures, rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, fast breathing, and low oxygen.