Table 1.
Age-specific rates (per 100,000) for cannabis poisoning-related ED visits, edible-related poisoning cases, and cannabis poisoning-related hospitalizations, 2015–2021, disaggregated by sex and year
| Outcome (Data source) |
Cannabis poisoning-related ED visits (NACRS) |
Cannabis edible-related poisoning cases (CHIRPP) |
Cannabis poisoning-related hospitalizations (DAD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographical location |
Ontario (n = 798) |
Alberta (n = 218) |
Canada (sentinel surveillance n =( 293) | Canada (with the exception of Quebec (n = 641) |
| Total (cumulative) | 6.4 | 4.8 | 58.0 | 2.5 |
|
Sex Male Female |
8.0 6.8 |
5.2 4.1 |
56.0 60.5 |
2.5 2.5 |
|
Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 |
0.3 0.9 1.6 2.9 5.5 14.9 18.1 |
0.8 1.4 1.4 4.4 6.9 8.7 9.6 |
N/A 4.7 4.6 23.7 43.1 150.4 140.1 |
0.5 0.4 0.8 1.9 2.1 5.2 6.4 |