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Podcast: ACSH Science Dispatch
Episode: Scromiting Your Way Into The ER. Another Downside of Marijuana Use
Description: With highly potent and (sometimes) legal marijuana widely available across the US, emergency rooms are reporting an increase in cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), an unpleasant condition characterized by screaming and vomiting—"scromiting" in the vernacular. The condition is yet more evidence that marijuana’s reputation as a low-risk drug is undeserved.