Clinical Characteristics of Synthetic Cannabinoid Use in a Large Urban Psychiatric Emergency Setting

Background: Increasing reports of synthetic cannabinoid (SC)-related adverse events have largely comprised case reports and analyses of calls to poison control centers. Existing studies have also mostly involved white male populations. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to systematically describe clinical characteristics of SC use in a relatively large, diverse, urban sample presenting to a psychiatric emergency setting. Methods: SC users...