{"id":20406,"date":"2025-12-07T18:30:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T17:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/?p=20406"},"modified":"2026-02-17T20:11:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:11:36","slug":"cannabis-users-warn-of-painful-syndrome-linked-to-long-term-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2025\/12\/cannabis-users-warn-of-painful-syndrome-linked-to-long-term-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis users warn of painful syndrome linked to long-term use"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-image-slot image-slot-placeholder\" data-is-first=\"true\" data-doc-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1RxQ9q\">\n<div class=\"article-image-slot\">\n<div class=\"article-image-container polished\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:8,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA1Rya8d&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;health&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;health-others&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;Dagens.com Australia&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AA1gkXXX&quot;,&quot;c.tv&quot;:&quot;health&quot;,&quot;c.tc&quot;:&quot;diseases-and-conditions&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Cannabis users warn of painful syndrome linked to long-term use&quot;}\" data-test-id=\"AA1RxQ9q\">\n<div class=\"viewsAttribution viewsAttributionNewRR\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"viewsAuthors\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Camilla Jessen\">Story by\u00a0<span class=\"authorName\">Camilla Jessen &#8211; Received by DWI: 02 December 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inlineView\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-caption-container image-caption-container-ux-impr articlewc-image-caption-container\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"image-caption\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Cannabis users warn of painful syndrome linked to long-term use<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">A growing number of regular cannabis users in the U.S. are coming forward with accounts of a severe and little-known disorder linked to long-term marijuana use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">The condition, now officially recognized by global health authorities, has led some people to hospital with pain so intense they describe it as unbearable.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\n<div class=\"articlePageIntraArticleFullWidth ad-slot-placeholder left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad\" data-ad-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"intra-article-ad-full left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"msn45aef0c829134fd294e8\" class=\"full-bleed-image-intra-ad\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">&lt;cs-card &#8220;=&#8221;&#8221; class=&#8221;card-outer card-full-size &#8221; card-fill-color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; card-secondary-color=&#8221;#E1E1E1&#8243; gradient-angle=&#8221;112.05deg&#8221; id=&#8221;native_ad_inarticle-1-a4414e4e-f3d5-4c5e-9912-8a6bea8629d7&#8243; 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font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><button class=\"card-see-more\" title=\"See more\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;NativeAdSeeMore&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:11,&quot;b&quot;:12,&quot;ext&quot;:{&quot;width&quot;:0,&quot;height&quot;:0,&quot;region&quot;:&quot;inarticle&quot;}}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.msn.com\/staticsb\/statics\/latest\/icons-wc\/icons\/MoreV2.svg\" alt=\"more\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-sub-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Troubling symptoms<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">As of 2023, roughly 17% of Americans reported using cannabis, with 24 states legalizing recreational use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">But while the drug is widely used for its therapeutic and recreational effects, doctors are increasingly treating patients who present with repeated vomiting, severe abdominal pain and dehydration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">The pattern has been identified as cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), a disorder seen primarily in people who use cannabis daily or near-daily over long periods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">UW Medicine says symptoms often appear within 24 hours of the most recent use and can persist for days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; 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font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Etsy.com<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"attribution-divider\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\" ad-label\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Sponsored<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"abstract\" class=\"abstract\">\n<div class=\"call-to-action\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"call-to-action-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.msn.com\/staticsb\/statics\/latest\/views\/icons\/ChevronRightWhiteBold.svg\" alt=\"call to action icon\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"action-tray preload\">\n<div id=\"footer-start\" class=\"footer-start\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"footer-end\" class=\"footer-end\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hide-story-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"hide-story\" class=\"hide-story\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><button class=\"card-see-more\" title=\"See more\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;NativeAdSeeMore&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:11,&quot;b&quot;:12,&quot;ext&quot;:{&quot;width&quot;:0,&quot;height&quot;:0,&quot;region&quot;:&quot;inarticle&quot;}}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.msn.com\/staticsb\/statics\/latest\/icons-wc\/icons\/MoreV2.svg\" alt=\"more\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-sub-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Users speak out<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Many who have experienced CHS have shared their stories online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">One TikTok user described the onset as \u201cthe worst physical pain I\u2019ve ever experienced\u2026 and I birthed a 9-pound baby.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Another said she \u201calmost died,\u201d explaining she couldn\u2019t keep food or water down for a week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Despite the episodes, some users admitted they continued smoking, which only worsened the symptoms. One woman, now six months sober, said quitting was the only way to stop the cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">\u201cSmoking nearly killed me,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-sub-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Medical uncertainty<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Doctors still do not fully understand why the condition occurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">The Cleveland Clinic says one leading theory is that chronic use overstimulates cannabinoid receptors in the body\u2019s endocannabinoid system, disrupting normal digestive regulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">The World Health Organization has listed CHS in its International Classification of Diseases, allowing clinicians to formally track cases for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\">\n<div class=\"articlePageIntraArticleFullWidth ad-slot-placeholder left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad\" data-ad-index=\"2\">\n<div class=\"intra-article-ad-full left-image-intra-ad full-bleed-image-intra-ad\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"msnc25603f5ef614822a0b7\" class=\"full-bleed-image-intra-ad\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; 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font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\"><button class=\"card-see-more\" title=\"See more\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;NativeAdSeeMore&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:11,&quot;b&quot;:12,&quot;ext&quot;:{&quot;width&quot;:0,&quot;height&quot;:0,&quot;region&quot;:&quot;inarticle&quot;}}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.msn.com\/staticsb\/statics\/latest\/icons-wc\/icons\/MoreV2.svg\" alt=\"more\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Researchers say the new designation will provide more reliable data on cannabis-related health problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading article-sub-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Calls for more awareness<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Beatriz Carlini of the University of Washington School of Medicine said the classification will help quantify a growing issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">\u201cA new code for cannabis hyperemesis syndrome will supply important hard evidence on cannabis-adverse events,\u201d she noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;\">Sources: UW Medicine; Cleveland Clinic; WHO ICD,\u00a0Unilad<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Source: https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-au\/health\/other\/cannabis-users-warn-of-painful-syndrome-linked-to-long-term-use\/ar-AA1Rya8d?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story by\u00a0Camilla Jessen &#8211; Received by DWI: 02 December 2025\u00a0 Cannabis users warn of painful syndrome linked to long-term use A growing number of regular cannabis users in the U.S. are coming forward with accounts of a severe and little-known disorder linked to long-term marijuana use. 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