Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:59     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I work in an ER and for a few years now we have been getting a constant stream of young people with cyclic vomiting, racing heart, panic attacks, stomach pain and so on who refuse to believe their daily high dose of THC has anything to do with it. “Figure out what’s wrong with me! It’s not the weed.”
If we get universal healthcare someday (which I would like) is that what we should be paying for? People have to take care of themselves at some point.


Thx - both for sharing your lived-experience with young people’s marijuana consumption in 2026, and also for being on the frontlines of everything else going on, which ERs are having to deal with daily.


Thank you. Nothing like reading the complaint “patient says she throws up every time she smokes and wants Zofran prescription” when someone is bleeding out in the next room.


I can't imagine that it's unique to weed smokers. People come to the ER for stupid reasons all the time. What do you say to all of the others that you don't want to treat?
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:59     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I work in an ER and for a few years now we have been getting a constant stream of young people with cyclic vomiting, racing heart, panic attacks, stomach pain and so on who refuse to believe their daily high dose of THC has anything to do with it. “Figure out what’s wrong with me! It’s not the weed.”
If we get universal healthcare someday (which I would like) is that what we should be paying for? People have to take care of themselves at some point.


Hasn't this been discussed ad nauseam already?


I don’t know, has it? I just wish I could say “you’re doing this to yourself and there are people with actual emergencies who need us.” These are 22 year olds coming in twice a week for their vomiting problem!


You are more than welcome to say that. That wasn't your question though. You want the insurance to not pay for their treatment which is a slippery slope. Should you treat an obese man who comes in with a heart attack or a stroke? After all, it was probably caused by his obesity. Should we be giving insulin to diabetics who could get off with better eating and losing weight?


You really want me to answer that?
My own father is on dialysis and wants me to donate my kidney while he continues to eat potato chips and anything else he wants. “I can’t help it if I have a craving.”
I can tell you right now that money is everything to my dad and if there were some sort of financial incentive, he would never have gotten obese in the first place.

Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:54     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I work in an ER and for a few years now we have been getting a constant stream of young people with cyclic vomiting, racing heart, panic attacks, stomach pain and so on who refuse to believe their daily high dose of THC has anything to do with it. “Figure out what’s wrong with me! It’s not the weed.”
If we get universal healthcare someday (which I would like) is that what we should be paying for? People have to take care of themselves at some point.


Thx - both for sharing your lived-experience with young people’s marijuana consumption in 2026, and also for being on the frontlines of everything else going on, which ERs are having to deal with daily.


Thank you. Nothing like reading the complaint “patient says she throws up every time she smokes and wants Zofran prescription” when someone is bleeding out in the next room.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:53     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I work in an ER and for a few years now we have been getting a constant stream of young people with cyclic vomiting, racing heart, panic attacks, stomach pain and so on who refuse to believe their daily high dose of THC has anything to do with it. “Figure out what’s wrong with me! It’s not the weed.”
If we get universal healthcare someday (which I would like) is that what we should be paying for? People have to take care of themselves at some point.


Hasn't this been discussed ad nauseam already?


I don’t know, has it? I just wish I could say “you’re doing this to yourself and there are people with actual emergencies who need us.” These are 22 year olds coming in twice a week for their vomiting problem!


You are more than welcome to say that. That wasn't your question though. You want the insurance to not pay for their treatment which is a slippery slope. Should you treat an obese man who comes in with a heart attack or a stroke? After all, it was probably caused by his obesity. Should we be giving insulin to diabetics who could get off with better eating and losing weight?
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:49     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
Anonymous wrote:I work in an ER and for a few years now we have been getting a constant stream of young people with cyclic vomiting, racing heart, panic attacks, stomach pain and so on who refuse to believe their daily high dose of THC has anything to do with it. “Figure out what’s wrong with me! It’s not the weed.”
If we get universal healthcare someday (which I would like) is that what we should be paying for? People have to take care of themselves at some point.


Thx - both for sharing your lived-experience with young people’s marijuana consumption in 2026, and also for being on the frontlines of everything else going on, which ERs are having to deal with daily.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:46     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I work in an ER and for a few years now we have been getting a constant stream of young people with cyclic vomiting, racing heart, panic attacks, stomach pain and so on who refuse to believe their daily high dose of THC has anything to do with it. “Figure out what’s wrong with me! It’s not the weed.”
If we get universal healthcare someday (which I would like) is that what we should be paying for? People have to take care of themselves at some point.


Hasn't this been discussed ad nauseam already?


I don’t know, has it? I just wish I could say “you’re doing this to yourself and there are people with actual emergencies who need us.” These are 22 year olds coming in twice a week for their vomiting problem!
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:37     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
Anonymous wrote:Is the NYT right?

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/regulate-legalized-marijuana.html

Have you seen evidence of this in your kids, their friends or family?

you’re gonna have to find a gift link because many of us unsubscribed when the times posited that women were ruining the workplace.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:37     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
Anonymous wrote:I work in an ER and for a few years now we have been getting a constant stream of young people with cyclic vomiting, racing heart, panic attacks, stomach pain and so on who refuse to believe their daily high dose of THC has anything to do with it. “Figure out what’s wrong with me! It’s not the weed.”
If we get universal healthcare someday (which I would like) is that what we should be paying for? People have to take care of themselves at some point.


Hasn't this been discussed ad nauseam already?
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:34     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
I work in an ER and for a few years now we have been getting a constant stream of young people with cyclic vomiting, racing heart, panic attacks, stomach pain and so on who refuse to believe their daily high dose of THC has anything to do with it. “Figure out what’s wrong with me! It’s not the weed.”
If we get universal healthcare someday (which I would like) is that what we should be paying for? People have to take care of themselves at some point.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:28     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
Terrible.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:27     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
For some people, yes. Most aren't indulging. But those who do seem to be addicted. I've noticed public opinion is swinging against weed now.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:27     Subject: Re:America has a marijuana problem


There are also studies showing the benefits of long-term use. So take that and suck on it for a while.

https://www.jsad.com/doi/10.15288/jsad.25-00346

PS no, I don't smoke pot. I'm just tired of seeing your weekly hysteria.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:25     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
I agree OP, 100%. Substance abuse/addictions counselor speaking.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 10:25     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
No, but walking around NYC, I wonder how many just use it all day as opposed to recreationally. It's sad to see, but I don't think the "problem" is weed. Addiction aside, what is going on in people's lives that they are trying to medicate away? What is missing in their lives that weed (and alcohol for that matter) might compensate for?
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 09:58     Subject: America has a marijuana problem
Is the NYT right?

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/regulate-legalized-marijuana.html

Have you seen evidence of this in your kids, their friends or family?