Marijuana use in all age groups in Colorado and Washington State, where recreational marijuana is legal, has exceeded the national average during the past year, according to a new report by the anti-legalization group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM).

Marijuana use in both states rose significantly between 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, the group noted. The report also found the number of burn victims in Colorado from hash oil explosions has increased significantly since marijuana was legalized.

In the first half of 2014, at least 14 children between the ages of 3 and 7 were sent to the emergency room for unintentional marijuana ingestion, compared with an average of four children between 2008 and 2011, and eight children in 2013. A drug treatment chain in the Denver area has reported a 66 percent increase in teen marijuana abuse treatment between 2011 and 2014, SAM noted.

Reuters reports Colorado health officials this week announced a public education campaign designed to explain the dangers of marijuana-infused products.

Six Americans die from alcohol poisoning each day, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The death rate from alcohol poisoning is highest among men ages 45 to 54.

"Most previous studies have looked at college kids and young people, but the problem is bigger than that," Dr. Robert Brewer, who heads the alcohol program at the CDC, told The New York Times. "It was surprising that the number of deaths was so concentrated among middle-age adults."

An average of 2,221 people died of alcohol poisoning each year between 2010 and 2012, the report found. The CDC noted researchers changed how they track alcohol poisoning data in recent years, making it impossible to determine whether the death rate had risen.

Alcohol poisoning occurs when a person drinks large quantities of alcohol in a short period. "Very high levels of alcohol in the body can shut down critical areas of the brain that control breathing, heart rate, and body temperature, resulting in death," the report noted.

Binge drinking (having four or more drinks for women or five or more drinks for men in a short period of time) can lead to death from alcohol poisoning. About 38 million adults say they binge drink an average of four times a month.

A new device known as an "e-joint" brings together marijuana and an e-cigarette, The New York Times reports. A brand of e-joint, JuJu Joint, holds 100 milligrams of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana-twice as much as a traditional joint, the article notes. It is disposable and comes filled with 150 hits. The device produces no smoke and has no smell.

JuJu Joints were introduced in April in Washington state, where recreational and medical marijuana is legal. So far, 75,000 devices have been sold. The maker of the device says 500,000 more will be sold this year. The company plans to expand to Colorado and Oregon, where recreational marijuana is legal. It also plans to bring the device to Nevada, which has decriminalized marijuana.

JuJu Joints can only be purchased by adults 21 and older, but law enforcement agencies say they are concerned the devices are already being abused by teenagers.