ReviewSubstance abuse and rehabilitation2018
Butane hash oil and dabbing: insights into use, amateur production techniques, and potential harm mitigation.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The Antioxidant and Neuroprotective Potential of Leaves and Inflorescences Extracts of Selected Hemp Varieties Obtained with scCOAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Substance use among adult marijuana and nicotine e-cigarette or vaping product users, 2020.Addictive behaviors · 2022Article
- Medical cannabis dimethyl ether, ethanol and butane extracts inhibit theFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Acute objective and subjective intoxication effects of legal-market high potency THC-dominant versus CBD-dominant cannabis concentrates.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing e-cigarette, or vaping, product use behaviors among adults after the onset of the 2019 outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI).Addictive behaviors · 2021Article
- Advancing the science on cannabis concentrates and behavioural health.Drug and alcohol review · 2021Review
- Dabbing-Induced Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.Cureus · 2021Article
- Torsades de Pointes due to Excessive Marijuana Use in a Susceptible Patient.Case reports in cardiology · 2021Article
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- Modes of marijuana use - smoking, vaping, eating, and dabbing: Results from the 2016 BRFSS in 12 States.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- CannabinoidJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2020Review
- Cannabis Legalization and Acute Harm From High Potency Cannabis Products: A Narrative Review and Recommendations for Public Health.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Review
- Frequently asked questions about dabbing concentrates in online cannabis community discussion forums.The International journal on drug policy · 2019Article
- Legalized Cannabis in Colorado Emergency Departments: A Cautionary Review of Negative Health and Safety Effects.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2019Review
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The use of marijuana concentrates has escalated in recent years with butane extracts appearing particularly popular. The administration of butane hash oil, colloquially referred to as "dabbing," is distinct from traditional flower cannabis usage due to the THC content of samples and the presence of impurities such as unpurged butane. While this may confer heightened risk to the user, additional significant concerns are tied to fires and explosions. Using butane as a solvent in amateur "blasting" methods may result in a flammable vapor pooling in enclosed spaces and igniting when exposed to a spark. As research on butane extract users, amateur production techniques, health risks, and legality is in its infancy, we explored existing studies on the topic to create a review of substantiated knowledge related to THC extracted using butane. The resulting assessment centers on three areas: 1) dab users including both recreational users and medical marijuana patients; 2) butane extraction techniques including illicit amateur open methods and the safer closed-loop system employed in medicinal/recreational states; and 3) risks, both related to fires and legality. We follow the presentation of this material with a summary of the (mis)information reaching the public in print and online sources so that public educational campaigns can focus on dispelling the inaccuracies and false notions of safety that may be tied to amateur production.
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