There’s information concerning the actually grave hazard that a feared drug may pose for somebody someplace some day. Particulars are in a brand new research. The research describes two individuals who died from no apparent trigger, and who—the docs conclude — subsequently should have died from the unknown quantities of marijuana that they’re more likely to have consumed sooner or later within the minutes, hours or days previous to their death:
“Sudden sudden death beneath acute affect of cannabis,” Benno Hartung, Silke Kauferstein, Stefanie Ritz-Timme [pictured here], Thomas Daldrup, Forensic Science Worldwide, vol. 237, April 2014, pp. e11-e13.
“We describe the instances of two younger males who died unexpectedly underneath the acute affect of cannabinoids. To our information, these are the primary instances of deadly cannabis smoking the place full postmortem investigations have been carried out…. After exclusion of different causes of death we assume that the younger males skilled deadly cardiovascular problems evoked by smoking cannabis….Absolutely the danger of cannabis-associated cardiovascular results might be thought-about to be low…. However, it’s inconceivable to foretell….”
The marijuana hazard is comparable, in some methods, to the hazard-of-death posed by one other feared drug. This research describes 4 individuals who died after ingesting extraordinarily giant quantities of water in a really brief time:
“Forensic elements of water intoxication: 4 case reviews and review of related literature,” Nemanja Radojevic, Bojana Bjelogrlic, Vuk Aleksic, Nemanja Rancic, Mira Samardzic, Stojan Petkovic, Slobodan Savic, Forensic Science Worldwide, vol. 220, nos. 1-three, July 2012, pp. 1-5.
“Water intoxication (WI) is a uncommon situation that originates from over-consumption of water, with a probably deadly end result. Elevated water consumption (polydipsia) is adopted by urination of excessive quantity of diluted urine (polyuria) that are the primary preliminary signs of WI. We current 4 case stories of WI.”
BONUS: A New Scientist report concerning the marijuana report: “Hashish can kill with out the affect of different medicine“. Additionally, a Every day Mail report.
BONUS (probably associated):
“Acute water intoxication throughout army urine drug screening,” M.A. Tilley, C.L. Conant, Army Drugs, vol. 176, no. four, April 2011, pp. 451-three.
“Random obligatory urine drug screening is a routine apply within the army. The strain to supply a urine specimen creates a temptation to eat giant volumes of water, placing these people vulnerable to acute water intoxication. This happens when the quantity of water consumed exceeds the kidney’s capacity to excrete it, leading to hyponatremia owing to extra quantity of water in comparison with serum solutes. The acute drop in serum osmolality results in cerebral edema, inflicting complications, confusion, seizures, and death. There was growing consciousness of the hazard of overhydration amongst efficiency athletes, however risks in different teams could be underappreciated. We current the case of a 37-yr-previous male Air Drive officer who developed acute water intoxication throughout urine drug screening. Our case demonstrates the necessity for a transparent Air Pressure coverage for obligatory drug testing to attenuate the danger of creating this probably deadly situation.”
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