Expect Large Vitamin K Quantities for Laced Synthetic Cannabinoid Bleeding

June 2018

You may see orders for very high vitamin K doses in patients who've used synthetic cannabinoids...fake pot, K2, Spice, etc.

The problem is that some of these marijuana alternatives are laced with an anticoagulant...brodifacoum, a rat poison that can cause blood-thinning effects for months.

There are already over a hundred cases of serious bleeding...and some deaths. Most are in Illinois...but also in IN, MD, MO, and other states.

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Expect Large Vitamin K Quantities for Laced Synthetic Cannabinoid Bleeding

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