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Kids as young as 11 being treated for cannabis use disorder, Children's National Hospital says

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What to know about Kids as young as 11 being treated for cannabis use disorder, Children's National Hospital says

Doctors at Children’s National Hospital are reporting a spike in kids needing treatment for cannabis use disorder.

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What happened

Doctors at Children’s National Hospital are reporting a spike in kids needing treatment for cannabis use disorder.

Why it matters

Children as young as 11 years old are receiving help.

Common ground

When asked how they’re getting access to cannabis products such as vape cartridges, often the young patients' reply is "It's easy." Kids report they either buy the products or get them from friends.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “If patients use cannabis for long enough, they can also develop a condition called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, which causes frequent vomiting, abdominal pain, loss of appetite and a strong urge for baths or showers to calm symptoms.”
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Multiple authoritative medical sources (UpToDate, Wikipedia-style search results) confirm that Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome involves cyclical vomiting, abdominal pain, and the characteristic urge to take hot baths or showers for relief.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome causes episodes of nausea and vomiting in long-term marijuana users. People with the condition compulsively bathe or shower in hot water to help relieve the symptoms.
https://www.drugrehab.com/addiction/drugs/marijuana/cannabin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cannabinoid metabolism and accumulation. Cannabis composition (increased THC concentrations). Association with cyclical vomiting syndrome. Other associated factors. CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS. Cyclical p…
https://www.uptodate.com/contents/cannabinoid-hyperemesis-sy…
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web search NEUTRAL — Scromiting (CHS) from long-term cannabis use causes cyclical vomiting and pain; hot showers give brief relief. Learn symptoms, risks and complications.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/what-is-scromiting…
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Claim 2: “Dr. Siva Kaliamurthy of Children’s National Hospital... specializes in addiction psychiatry.”
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Two independent web search results confirm Dr. Siva Kaliamurthy's role: one specifically listing him as a psychiatrist specializing in addiction at Children's National Hospital, and another reporting on the hospital's findings mentioning his specialization.
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web search NEUTRAL — Addiction. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Doctor's Details. Speaks English. Works at Children's National Hospital. Areas of Expertise for Dr. Kaliamurthy.
https://health.usnews.com/doctors/sivabalaji-kaliamurthy-291…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Addiction Program at Children’s National is leading the way in development of evidence-based treatments for substance addictions.The team at Children’s National is focusing on the significant incr…
https://innovationdistrict.childrensnational.org/pioneering-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Doctors at Children’s National Hospital are reporting a spike in kids needing treatment for cannabis use disorder. Children as young as 11 years old are receiving help.Kaliamurthy specializes in addic…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/kids-as-young-as-11…
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Claim 3: “Children as young as 11 years old are receiving help.”
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The specific detail about children as young as 11 receiving help is found in the same single web search result as claim 0. No other independent sources in the provided evidence corroborate this specific age group.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boston Children's Hospital (formerly known as Children's Hospital Boston until 2013) is the main pediatric training and research hospital of Harvard Medical School, Harvard University. It is a nationa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Children's_Hospital
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shriners Hospitals for Children, commonly known as Shriners Children's, is a network of non-profit children's hospitals and other pediatric medical facilities across North America. Children with ortho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriners_Hospitals_for_Childre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research hospital headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, it is a 501(c)(3) designated nonp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Jude_Children's_Research_H…
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Claim 4: “In 2021, the Cleveland Clinic found that nearly 6% of people ages 12 and over had experienced cannabis use disorder within the previous year.”
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The provided evidence for this claim includes a general Wikipedia page on cannabis in the US (mentioning 18 million adults) and general Cleveland Clinic promotional material, but none of the sources mention the specific 6% statistic for people aged 12 and over from 2021.
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web search NEUTRAL — Approximately 18 million adults, nearly a third of users aged 18 and older, have reported symptoms of cannabis use disorder, according to a data analysis by a Columbia University epidemiologist for Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_the_United_States
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web search NEUTRAL — We're here when you need us — for every care in the world. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/Patient care is more than just healing -- it's building a connectio...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDDWvj_q-o8
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web search NEUTRAL — Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States.
https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2016/08/15/cleveland-cl…
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Claim 5: “Currently, there aren’t any medications that treat cannabis use disorder.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'there' and does not contain any medical or pharmaceutical information regarding medications for cannabis use disorder.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · Note: Do not confuse there, which has meanings that mostly relate to a literal or abstract location, with the words their and they're. Their has to do with what belongs to or is associate…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there
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web search NEUTRAL — We can use there at the start of a clause as a type of indefinite subject. This means that we can put the actual subject at the end of the clause and so give it emphasis or focus (underlined below): …
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/there
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web search NEUTRAL — 1. Used to introduce a clause or sentence: There are numerous items. There must be another exit. 2. Used to indicate an unspecified person in direct address: Hello there.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/there
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Claim 6: “Doctors at Children’s National Hospital are reporting a spike in kids needing treatment for cannabis use disorder.”
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The claim is explicitly mentioned in one web search result ('Children’s National reports more kids with cannabis use disorder...'), but the other provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about children's hospitals and government agencies that do not mention this specific spike.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois known simply as Children's Hospital of Illinois is a nationally ranked pediatric acute care children's hospital located within OSF Saint Francis Medical …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Hospital_of_Illinoi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Children's National Hospital (formerly Children's National Health System, DC Children's Hospital, Children's National Medical Center) is a freestanding, 323-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_National_Hospital
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — National Children's Hospital Ireland (NCHI; Irish: Ospidéal Náisiúnta Leanaí Éireann) is a children's hospital under construction in Dublin, Ireland, as a regional secondary and national tertiary cent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Children's_Hospital_I…
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Claim 7: “In the past year and a half, the hospital says its addiction program has seen a spike in middle and high schoolers with cannabis use disorder.”
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While there is a general mention of a 'spike' in the same source as claim 0, the specific timeframe of 'the past year and a half' and the focus on 'middle and high schoolers' is not corroborated by the other provided evidence, which discusses Boston Children's Hospital or general cannabis use.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boston Children's Hospital (formerly known as Children's Hospital Boston until 2013) is the main pediatric training and research hospital of Harvard Medical School, Harvard University. It is a nationa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Children's_Hospital
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Children's National Hospital (formerly Children's National Health System, DC Children's Hospital, Children's National Medical Center) is a freestanding, 323-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_National_Hospital
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — National Children's Hospital Ireland (NCHI; Irish: Ospidéal Náisiúnta Leanaí Éireann) is a children's hospital under construction in Dublin, Ireland, as a regional secondary and national tertiary cent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Children's_Hospital_I…
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Claim 8: “Symptoms of the disorder, a mental health condition, include confusion and memory issues, sleep problems, sudden behavior changes, anxiety, hallucinations and psychosis.”
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Medical evidence from Wikipedia and a research PDF confirm that cannabis use disorder is a psychiatric condition and that heavy use can lead to symptoms including confusion, hallucinations, anxiety, and psychosis.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cannabis use disorder, also known as cannabis addiction or marijuana addiction, is a psychiatric disorder defined in the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_use_disorder
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web search NEUTRAL — Signs and symptoms of cannabis use disorder include: • Using more cannabis than planned. • Trying unsuccessfully to control use. • Spending a significant amount of time getting and using cannabis or r…
https://ccsa.ca/sites/default/files/2022-04/CCSA-Knowing-You…
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web search NEUTRAL — Psychotic disorders. There is suggestive evidence that heavy cannabis use can produce an acute toxic. psychosis during intoxication with symptoms of confusion, amnesia, delusions, hallucinations, anxi…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/43493718_The_Health…
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