The Continued Rise of Unintentional Ingestion of Edible Cannabis in Toddlers-A Growing Public Health Concern

Alexandra Van Oyen; Elise Perlman; Mark K Su

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.3530

The Continued Rise of Unintentional Ingestion of Edible Cannabis in Toddlers-A Growing Public Health Concern

JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Nov 1;176(11):1068-1069. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.3530.

Authors

Alexandra Van Oyen^{1

2}, Elise Perlman³, Mark K Su^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, New York.
⁴ New York City Poison Center, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York.

PMID: 36215048
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.3530

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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the critical need for research regarding perceptions of edible cannabis, effective methods to educate and screen caregivers, and innovative approaches to safe storage, considering the increase in unintentional ingestion of cannabis edibles among children.

MeSH terms

Cannabis* / adverse effects
Child, Preschool
Eating
Humans
Marijuana Use* / adverse effects
Marijuana Use* / epidemiology
Public Health