Nationwide, visits rose from about 11,500 in 2010 to more than 28,500 in 2011. This is about 2.4 percent of total ED visits related to illicit drugs in 2011, which were approximately 1.2 million. Males accounted for about 80 percent of the visits related to synthetic cannabinoids, according to the report.
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