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Compared to natural pot, in fact, people going to the ER for synthetic pot use are younger: 75% of people going to the ER after synthetic pot were in the 12-19 age bracket, vs. 58% with natural pot users.
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But most problems that bring older people to the ER are related to chronic disease and treating those problems takes time.
NPR: An Emergency Room Built Specially For Seniors
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Chest pain is the most common reason people visit the ER, but it is often not related to a problem with the heart.
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According to new data from SAMHSA, more young people went to the ER after experiencing the negative effects of synthetic marijuana in 2010 than in previous years, despite the growing awareness that the fake stuff can be more damaging to the brain than the real thing.
FORBES: New Marijuana Laws Take Effect In Washington State, Synthetic Pot Sends More Kids To The ER
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Conklin realized that just as workers' comp helps keep people on the job, a similar service could allow sick people to stay home instead of going to the ER.
FORBES: Dial-an-ER
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In Gansu and Qinghai Provinces and throughout north-central China, people of nine different ethnic groups share a music tradition known as Hua er.
UNESCO: Culture
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CCFR's definition of leaders includes not just politicians and businessmen, but also people from such well-meaning institutions as churches, universities and, er, the press.
ECONOMIST: A selfish nation led by altruists
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The main reason people fail to become donors, says Mone, is that they fear that ER doctors or paramedics will not try to save them, in order to recover their organs for transplant.
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But the most scientifically credible study of the effects of Medicaid, based on randomly assigning 10, 000 people to Medicaid coverage in Oregon, found there was no statistically significant difference in ER use between those newly enrolled in Medicaid relative to the (largely uninsured) comparison group.
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One People.com commenter even suggested that 2013 was "the year of the 'young-er cougar, ' " noting that race car driver and model Danica Patrick, 30, is dating fellow driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
CNN: Cougars in training: Young women dating even younger men