Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome; A Growing Concern for New Mexico-Annals of Social Sciences & Management studies-Juniper Publishers

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Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome; A Growing Concern for New Mexico

Authored by Victoria F Dirmyer*

In 2012, New Mexico became the 12th state to allow the use of cannabis for medical use. Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is characterized by recurrent episodes of heavy nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Early identification of patients with CHS will assist in decreasing orders for invasive and expensive medical procedures. A retrospective analysis was performed using emergency department (ED) data from 2010-2015 in New Mexico. CHS was defined as an ED visit with a combination of persistent vomiting and cannabis related diagnosis codes. Trends over the six years were analyzed by patient characteristics; sex, age, and geographic location, as well as overall counts of visits for this health condition. A weighted national estimate using the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) was used as a comparison to New Mexico state data. The overall number of ED visits increased by 24.2% from 2010 to 2015. The annual number of ED visits for CHS increased by 585.7% in New Mexico. In the U.S., a similar increase in CHS was observed at 423.3%. In New Mexico, CHS visits were more likely to be male, between the age of 18-29 years, and reside in the northeast region of the state. This analysis demonstrated that ED visits for CHS are increasing and as more states adopt recreational marijuana use legislation, larger increases will be observed.

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