{"id":14121,"date":"2024-10-04T09:04:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T09:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=14121"},"modified":"2024-10-04T09:25:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T09:25:16","slug":"stories-of-marijuanas-little-known-harms-it-took-over-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=14121","title":{"rendered":"Stories of Marijuana\u2019s Little-Known Harms: \u2018It Took Over Everything\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">A growing number of marijuana users in the U.S. are experiencing severe health problems like these.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As marijuana legalization spreads across the country, people are consuming more of the drug, more often and at ever-higher potencies. Most of the tens of millions of people using marijuana, for health benefits or for fun, don\u2019t experience problems. But a growing number, mainly heavy users, have experienced addiction, psychosis and other harmful effects, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/04\/us\/cannabis-marijuana-risks-addiction.html\" title>The New York Times found<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cCannabis is a lot of things at once,\u201d said <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/education.musc.edu\/MUSCApps\/FacultyDirectory\/Gray-Kevin\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Kevin Gray<\/a>, a psychiatrist and specialist in bio-behavioral medicine at Medical University of South Carolina Health. \u201cIt can be medically therapeutic. It also can be highly problematic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In interviews and surveys, hundreds of people told The Times about serious \u2014 sometimes frightening \u2014 symptoms that they were stunned to learn could be caused by cannabis. Here are some of their stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9w1fbe e6idgb70\">Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-5aa9bebf\"><span>\u2018A Real Danger\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">David Krumholtz, an actor known for films like \u201c10 Things I Hate About You\u201d and TV shows like \u201cNumb3rs,\u201d resumed smoking marijuana in 2016, after a decade-long break. Within months, he started to experience cycles of intense nausea and vomiting \u2014 a sometimes debilitating condition called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. It can lead to dehydration, seizures, kidney failure, cardiac arrest and even death in rare instances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He lost 100 pounds and was in and out of emergency departments. At home in New Jersey, he would spend 10 hours at a time in hot baths, which for unknown reasons can temporarily relieve symptoms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"ImageBlock-3\">\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-1hs5yzu e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\">\n<div class=\"css-nwd8t8\" data-testid=\"lazy-image\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazyimage-container\" style=\"height:527.1555555555556px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">David Krumholtz said the symptoms he suffered nearly cost him his dream job.<\/span><span class=\"css-1u46b97 e1z0qqy90\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Michelle V. 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Most of the tens of millions of people using marijuana, for health benefits or for fun, don\u2019t experience problems. But a growing number, mainly heavy users, have experienced addiction, psychosis and other harmful effects, The New York Times found.\u201cCannabis is a lot of things at once,\u201d said Dr. Kevin Gray, a psychiatrist and specialist in bio-behavioral medicine at Medical University of South Carolina Health. \u201cIt can be medically therapeutic. It also can be highly problematic.\u201dIn interviews and surveys, hundreds of people told The Times about serious \u2014 sometimes frightening \u2014 symptoms that they were stunned to learn could be caused by cannabis. Here are some of their stories.Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome\u2018A Real Danger\u2019David Krumholtz, an actor known for films like \u201c10 Things I Hate About You\u201d and TV shows like \u201cNumb3rs,\u201d resumed smoking marijuana in 2016, after a decade-long break. Within months, he started to experience cycles of intense nausea and vomiting \u2014 a sometimes debilitating condition called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. It can lead to dehydration, seizures, kidney failure, cardiac arrest and even death in rare instances.He lost 100 pounds and was in and out of emergency departments. At home in New Jersey, he would spend 10 hours at a time in hot baths, which for unknown reasons can temporarily relieve symptoms.David Krumholtz said the symptoms he suffered nearly cost him his dream job.Michelle V. Agins\/The New York TimesWe are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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