Hollywood icon Sharon Stone recently opened up about a health scare after quitting marijuana, revealing her symptoms were so intense that she turned to a neurologist.During an interview with Variety, the actress said her decision to quit was driven by a desire for a drug-free life."And because I think they put so much stuff in it now — they really do — when I stopped smoking pot, I also got sick," she said.CANNABIS COMPOUNDS COULD REVERSE DISEASE AFFECTING ONE-THIRD OF ADULTS"I got pretty sick for a month.I went to my neurologist, and he said, ‘Sharon, I’ve had people dying in the emergency room from marijuana.'"Stone attributed her ordeal to the potency of modern weed, saying, "It’s not like you’re pulling it out of the ground anymore ...
It’s not like when we were kids."American actress Sharon Stone quit "smoking pot" and got so sick that she consulted a neurologist, she revealed in a recent interview.(Getty Images, iStock)Experts note that cannabis withdrawal itself is generally not considered life-threatening, although severe symptoms, underlying medical conditions or interactions with other substances can complicate recovery.FLYING WITH CANNABIS? TSA'S NEW GUIDANCE COMES WITH A MAJOR HEALTH WARNINGDr.
Chris Tuell, clinical director of addiction services at the Lindner Center in Cincinnati, confirmed that today's cannabis products are vastly different from the strains of decades past.THC levels in marijuana have surged from about 3% to 5% in the 1980s to as high as 30% in today's cannabis products, while concentrates can exceed 90% THC, he told Fox News Digital."I do believe cannabis is addicting, especially with the high levels of THC."Higher THC concentrations have been linked to greater risks of dependence, cannabis use disorder (CUD), psychosis in some users, and more severe withdrawal symptoms, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.As today's cannabis products become increasingly potent, experts say there are several risks and wa...