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11127420

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
Although marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States, it is not established whether withdrawal from chronic use results in a clinically significant abstinence syndrome. The present study was conducted to characterize symptoms associated with marijuana withdrawal following chronic use during a supervised 28-day abstinence period. Three groups of participants were studied: (a) current chronic marijuana users, (b) former chronic marijuana users who had not used marijuana for at least 6 months prior to the study, and (c) marijuana nonusers. Current users experienced significant increases in anxiety, irritability, physical tension, and physical symptoms and decreases in mood and appetite during marijuana withdrawal. These symptoms were most pronounced during the initial 10 days of abstinence, but some were present for the entire 28-day withdrawal period. These findings support the notion of a marijuana withdrawal syndrome in humans.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1064-1297
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
483-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Abstinence symptoms during withdrawal from chronic marijuana use.
pubmed:affiliation
Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts 02478, USA. elena_kouri@hms.harvard.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.