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SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA "SPICE" POISONINGS SPIKE

 

East County News Service

May 1, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – Across the nation, health officials are warning about a sharp rise in hospitalizations among patients who took “spice”, a synthetic marijuana drug.


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CDC: POISON CONTROL CENTER CALLS FOR E-CIGARETTES RISE SHARPLY

 

By Miriam Raftery

Calls to poison control centers due to electronic cigarettes have risen sharply, the Centers for Disease Control reports. First marketed in the U.S. in 2007, e-cigarettes now account for nearly 42% of all cigarette-related calls to poison control centers.


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