Cannabis Appeared in Records of 84% of Teens Needing Emergency Care for Substance Use in WashU Data
A WashU study of more than 5 million encounters found cannabis listed in 84% of substance-related emergency visits involving teens, while researchers stressed the figure does not establish causation.
Among teens ages 16 to 18 who needed emergency or hospital care because of a substance-related problem, 84% had at least one encounter involving cannabis, according to a study published Nov. 4 in The…