Cannabis ‘Scromiting’ Finally Has Its Own ER Code—and the Numbers Are Higher Than Anyone Realized
It’s a fact: The average psychoactive content in marijuana has nearly quadrupled from roughly 4% to about 16% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) since the 1990s, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that hospital emergency room diagnoses of recurring nausea and uncontrollable vomiting linked to frequent marijuana use have leapt up 16% from October 2025 to May of this year. The CDC scientists noted that, in part, this “abrupt, sustained increase” can be attributed to the fact that the condition, dubbed “cannabis hyperemesis syndrome,” has now been afforded its own diagnosis code under the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-CM code R11.16, thank you).
- ▪It’s a fact: The average psychoactive content in marijuana has nearly quadrupled from roughly 4% to about 16% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) since the 1990s, according to data from the U.S.
- ▪Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that hospital emergency room diagnoses of recurring nausea and uncontrollable vomiting linked to frequent marijuana use have leapt up 16% from October 2025 to May of this year.
- ▪The CDC scientists noted that, in part, this “abrupt, sustained increase” can be attributed to the fact that the condition, dubbed “cannabis hyperemesis syndrome,” has now been afforded its own diagnosis code under the International Classif
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It’s a fact: The average psychoactive content in marijuana has nearly quadrupled from roughly 4% to about 16% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) since the 1990s, according to data from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. In the 14 years since Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational cannabis, quaint concerns like “Did this guy just sell me a bag of oregano?” have been replaced by “Will one more of these gummies put me in the…
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