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. 2018 Aug 23;10(8):e3195. doi: 10.7759/cureus.3195

Table 2. Most Common Primary Causes of Hospitalization in Recreational Marijuana Users.

Disorder Frequency %
Mood disorder 477,670 20.6
Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders 246,444 10.6
Substance-related disorders 137,114 5.9
Alcohol-related disorders 104,500 4.5
Diabetes mellitus with complications 50,510 2.2
Poisoning by other medications and drugs 43,959 1.9
Epilepsy; convulsions 41,972 1.8
Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections 38,453 1.7
Poisoning by psychotropic agents 37,606 1.6
Septicemia (except in labor) 36,800 1.6
Pancreatic disorders (not diabetes) 34,864 1.5
Other complications of pregnancy 26,918 1.2
Acute myocardial infarction 26,664 1.2
Nonspecific chest pain 26,442 1.1
Miscellaneous mental health disorders 26,091 1.1
Acute cerebrovascular disease 25,777 1.1
Adjustment disorders 24,043 1.0
Pneumonia 23,805 1.0
Congestive heart failure; nonhypertensive 23,037 1.0
Asthma 20,637 0.9
Fracture of lower limb 19,512 0.8
Acute and unspecified renal failure 19,470 0.8
Other complications of birth; puerperium 19,465 0.8
Cardiac dysrhythmias 19,321 0.8
Intracranial injury 19,037 0.8
Hypertension 18,391 0.8
Respiratory failure; insufficiency; arrest (adult) 17,680 0.8
Crushing injury or internal injury 17,145 0.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis 17,044 0.7
Other disorders of stomach and duodenum 16,355 0.7
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage 15,463 0.7