Emergency Department Pediatric Visits in Alberta for Cannabis After Legalization

Canada legalized nonmedical cannabis possession and sale in October 2018. In the United States, state legalization has been tied to an increase in cannabis-related emergency department (ED) visits; however, little research exists on provincial changes in pediatric visits after nationwide legislation...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2021-10, Vol.148 (4), p.1
Main Authors: Yeung, Matthew E M, Weaver, Colin G, Hartmann, Riley, Haines-Saah, Rebecca, Lang, Eddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Alberta - epidemiology
Ambulatory care
Cannabis
Cannabis - poisoning
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Drug legalization
Emergency medical care
Emergency service
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Female
Forecasts and trends
Government regulation
Health aspects
Hospital emergency services
Hospitals
Humans
Infant
Interrupted Time Series Analysis
Laws, regulations and rules
Legalization of narcotics
Legislation, Drug
Male
Marijuana
Market trend/market analysis
Narcotics legalization
Odds Ratio
Pediatric emergencies
Pediatric research
Pediatrics
Public health
Retrospective Studies
Risk factors
Teenagers
Trends
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Summary:Canada legalized nonmedical cannabis possession and sale in October 2018. In the United States, state legalization has been tied to an increase in cannabis-related emergency department (ED) visits; however, little research exists on provincial changes in pediatric visits after nationwide legislation. We compared pre- and postlegalization trends in pediatric cannabis-related ED visits and presentation patterns in urban Alberta EDs. Retrospective National Ambulatory Care Reporting System data were queried for urban Alberta cannabis-related ED visits among patients aged
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2020-045922