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KIDS & CANNABIS CONSUMPTION
Dominic Lucia, MD, Baylor Scott & White Health

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THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN VISITING EMERGENCY ROOMS AFTER EATING CANNABIS-INFUSED PRODUCTS IS SKYROCKETING ACROSS THE U-S.

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PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN DOMINIC LUCIA (LOO-CHIA) SAYS SYMPTOMS ARE ESPECIALLY SEVERE IN YOUNG CHILDREN. THE NUMBER OF KIDS NEEDING MEDICAL ATTENTION HAS RISEN MORE THAN A THOUSAND PERCENT IN JUST FIVE YEARS … TOPPING OUT AT MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND IN 20-21. THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS ATTRIBUTES THE INCREASE TO THE RISE IN POPULARITY OF MARIJUANA PRODUCTS THAT LOOK AND TASTE LIKE NORMAL FOOD OR CANDY.

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Dominic Lucia, MD
Baylor Scott & White Health
TRT: 14
"They can have dizziness. They can have hallucinations, high heart rate, slurred speech, breathing problems, so really scary symptoms. And they need to be evaluated, and often supportive care can be given. "

{**ON CAM**}
ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS .... CANNABIS USE DURING CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE COMES WITH A HOST OF LONG-TERM HEALTH ISSUES AS WELL ... SUCH AS PROBLEMS WITH MEMORY ... LEARNING ... AND ATTENTION.