Sevgi YAŞAR-DURMUŞ, NİLDEN TUYGUN, HALİSE AKÇA, Emine POLAT, Can DEMİR KARACAN

Bonzai intoxication in children: our experience with 17 cases

Yaşar-Durmuş S, Tuygun N, Akça H, Polat E, Karacan CD. Bonzai intoxication in children: our experience with 17 cases. Turk J Pediatr 2015; 57: 453-457. Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists are becoming increasingly popular in adolescent age group as an abused substance. Therefore, pediatric emergency physicians should be prepared for Bonzai utilizations which are being more common day by day. The aim of the study is to investigate cases who admitted to a pediatric emergency service with use of Bonzai.

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