A 20-year-old man was taken to the hospital with symptoms of poisoning after consuming chewing gummies containing cannabis and HHC (a minor cannabinoid), which have become popular among young people and are commercially available.
The incident occurred in Salamis on November 9 and became known after the fainting of three students in Halicarnassus, who chewed nicotine sticks in the school toilet.
Let us remember, as the Athens News previously wrote, they allegedly became ill from using unknown substances. According to local media, students reported feeling dizzy and unwell.
In particular, two 15-year-old girls and a 14-year-old boy were found almost unconscious in the toilet of Helicarnassos High School in Heraklion. Classmates reported this to the principal, who immediately called the ambulance service, and the minors were transported to the hospital.
Local media At first it was assumed that the cause of the students’ fainting was use of drugs or their analogues. Following the ambulances, they rushed to the school policemen, who began to look for the parents of minors for further investigation.
According to latest informationminors, according to them, used nicotine snusto help them quit smoking, but it may have been an overdose that made them feel nauseous and unfocused.
Regarding the gelatin contets, it is reported that the man was initially taken to the Salamis Medical Center with severe dizziness and vomiting, and he told doctors that he had consumed certain gummy candies. At the hospital he was given activated charcoal, and for a while the young man felt better, but soon the symptoms returned and he was taken by ambulance to Tzaneo.
Commenting on the incident, the curator of the Salamis Medical Center, Dimitris Manaras, explained: “There may be specific cannabis products that are sold over the counter that are low in cannabinoids, but imagine what could happen if they were consumed in large quantities.”
It is noted that specific “candies” that can be purchased at kiosks and stores, causes symptoms of poisoningwhile many incidents were recorded in the USA and Ireland, where the competent authorities issued a warning.
In particular, two 15-year-old girls and a 14-year-old boy were found almost unconscious in the toilet of Helicarnassos High School in Heraklion. Classmates reported this to the principal, who immediately called the ambulance service, and the minors were transported to the hospital.
Local media At first it was assumed that the cause of the students’ fainting was use of drugs or their analogues. Following the ambulances, they rushed to the school policemen, who began to look for the parents of minors for further investigation.
According to latest informationminors, according to them, used nicotine snusto help them quit smoking, but it may have been an overdose that made them feel nauseous and unfocused.
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