CNN (12/2, LaMotte) reports that cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) – also known as “scromiting” on social media “due to the combination of screaming and loud vomiting” – is on the “rise in the United States. Habitual users of cannabis, including teenagers, are showing up in emergency rooms complaining of severe intestinal distress.” A studypublished in July “found emergency room visits for adolescents aged 13 to 21 years across the nation increased more than 10-fold between 2016 and 2023,” while a November study“found the rate of CHS among adults 18 to 35 rose sharply during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 and remained high.” THC and other cannabinoids in the marijuana plant “have been used for pain relief – paradoxically relieving nausea and vomiting in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. However, despite the popularity of marijuana as a [pain reliever], study results on its effectiveness have been mixed.” One possible reason to explain why “the same compound relieve and also cause pain” is “the ever increasing potency of THC in today’s marijuana products.”
Related Links:
— “‘Scromiting,’ a bizarre condition linked to chronic marijuana use, is on the rise,”Sandee LaMotte, CNN, December 2, 2025