A recent poison center study of cannabis exposures found that older adults (defined as age > 60) were more likely to display what symptoms?
According to the cited reference, older adults were more likely to develop sedation than adults aged 19-59. Older adults were more likely to maintain a normal heart rate or develop bradycardia, rather than tachycardia, and had significantly lower heart rates overall.
Hendrickson RG, McKeown NJ, Kustin SG, et al. Acute cannabis toxicity in older adults. Toxicology Communications, 4:1, 67-70, DOI: 10.1080/24734306.2020.1852821
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