TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of Recreational Cannabis Legalization on Hospitalizations for Hyperemesis
AU - Nemer, Laura
AU - Lara, Luis F.
AU - Hinton, Alice
AU - Conwell, Darwin L.
AU - Krishna, Somashekar G.
AU - Balasubramanian, Gokulakrishnan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - INTRODUCTION:Chronic cannabis use had been associated with hyperemesis. We sought to determine whether cannabis liberalization contributed to increased hospitalizations for hyperemesis.METHODS:Cannabis use and admissions for hyperemesis in legalized states were compared with those of nonlegalized states, before and after cannabis legalization, using state inpatient databases.RESULTS:From 2011 to 2015, cannabis use increased 2.2 times in legalized states and 1.8 times in nonlegalized states. The odds of presentation with hyperemesis were higher in 2015 compared with those of 2011 in all states.DISCUSSION:Recreational legalization may be contributing to rising cannabis use. Hospitalizations for hyperemesis have also increased but did not seem to be solely due to cannabis legalization.
AB - INTRODUCTION:Chronic cannabis use had been associated with hyperemesis. We sought to determine whether cannabis liberalization contributed to increased hospitalizations for hyperemesis.METHODS:Cannabis use and admissions for hyperemesis in legalized states were compared with those of nonlegalized states, before and after cannabis legalization, using state inpatient databases.RESULTS:From 2011 to 2015, cannabis use increased 2.2 times in legalized states and 1.8 times in nonlegalized states. The odds of presentation with hyperemesis were higher in 2015 compared with those of 2011 in all states.DISCUSSION:Recreational legalization may be contributing to rising cannabis use. Hospitalizations for hyperemesis have also increased but did not seem to be solely due to cannabis legalization.
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U2 - 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001182
DO - 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001182
M3 - Article
C2 - 33657044
AN - SCOPUS:85102483193
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 116
SP - 609
EP - 612
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 3
ER -