Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Acutely intoxicated with marijuana?

Acutely intoxicated with marijuana? Hilarious instructions about what to do when accidentally exposed, along with an account from the 1980s about several thousand workers who were producing pure THC in a factory for the government and had extreme exposure:

NIOSH (NOES Survey 1981-1983) has statistically estimated that 1,358 workers (956 of these were female) were potentially exposed to delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the US(1). Occupational exposure to delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol may occur through inhalation and dermal contact with this compound at workplaces where delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol is produced. Limited monitoring data indicate that the general population may be exposed to delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol via inhalation, ingestion, and dermal contact with contaminated air and water. The general population may also be exposed via inhalation of marijuana smoke both from the illicit substance as well as ingestion and inhalation of pharmaceutical products containing delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol(SRC).
[(1) NIOSH; NOES. National Occupational Exposure Survey conducted from 1981-1983. Estimated numbers of employees potentially exposed to specific agents by 2-digit standard industrial classification (SIC). Available from, as of Nov 8, 2011: http://www.cdc.gov/noes/ **PEER REVIEWED**
    A)  MANAGEMENT OF MILD TO MODERATE TOXICITY
     1)  For mild and moderate toxicity, treatment consists
         primarily of supportive care.
...
Patients often describe
         compulsive hot water bathing (multiple times per day)
         to temporarily improve symptoms.

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