Affiliation:
1. Poison Control Centre, Rome University Medical School, Rome, Italy
Abstract
The risks to children from tobacco and tobacco with cannabinoids have been described following ingestion of cigarettes, cigarette butts, reefers and joints (Arena, 1974; Schvartsman, 1971; Dreisbach, 1980; Garcia-Estrada & Fischman, 1977). Tobacco cigarettes contain about 15-20 mg of nicotine but this is poorly absorbed following ingestion. 4-8 mg of nicotine may cause nausea, while the estimated oral lethal dose for adults ranges between 40-60 mg. Joints and reefers are estimated to have tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of 3.6-15 mg.
Subject
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Toxicology
Reference4 articles.
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