The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website and App
Frequency - Incidence
Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases
Evidence level/grade
Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic
ARDS - Acute lung injury
In addition to marijuana, inhalation of burned embalming fluid or incense may alse injure the lung (PMID: 23466531)
Publications
A Case Report of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome From Cannabis and Amphetamine Use.
Cureus 2023 Dec;15;e50003 — 2023 Dec — e50003
Rare finding of acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with heavy cannabis use: A case-report.
Radiology case reports 2022 Sep;17;3040-3042 — 2022 Sep — 3040-3042
Severe Pneumonitis after Inhalation of Butane Hash Oil.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2016 06;13;991-2 — 2016 06 — 991-2
"Smoking wet": respiratory failure related to smoking tainted marijuana cigarettes.
Texas Heart Institute journal 2013;40;64-7 — 2013 — 64-7