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Marijuana Withdrawal? What Marijuana Withdrawal? by Dirk H. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 7:08pm

3 Comments of heavy pot smokers can attest. (For dozens of case histories that refute this contention, see the comments section of my post, Marijuana Withdrawal .) The author also asserts... smoking? Don't worry, Paul Armentano has the answer: You're full of bullshit. Armentano, in an article for AlterNet entitled "B.S. on the idea of 'marijuana addiction Read on »

Marijuana Withdrawal Rivals Nicotine by Dirk H. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 10:34pm

2 Comments Kicking pot or cigarettes leads to anxiety, sleep problems. A small study in the journal Alcohol and Drug Dependence likened withdrawal from cannabis... of a clinically significant marijuana withdrawal syndrome in heavy marijuana smokers. As one cigarette smoker in withdrawal famously put it, “I cannot think, cannot concentrate, cannot Read on »

Marijuana Withdrawal by Dirk H. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 11 Sep 2008 8:03pm or heroin tend to drown out the subtler, more psychological manifestations of cannabis withdrawal. What has emerged in the past ten years is a profile of marijuana withdrawal, where... For Some Users, Cannabis Can Be Fiercely Addictive. For a minority of marijuana users, commonly estimated at 10 per cent, the use of pot can become uncontrollable Read on »

Marijuana Withdrawal Revisited by Dirk H. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 6:22pm Is cannabis addictive? Until recently, there was very little evidence in animal models for marijuana tolerance and withdrawal, the classic symptoms... Withdrawal Is Marijuana Addictive? Photo credit: 2nd International Cannabis and Mental Health Conference Programme Read on »

Marijuana Withdrawal: A Survey of Symptoms (Part 1) by Dirk H. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 29 Nov 2009 10:00pm ,” Budney et al. write, “cannabis withdrawal effects clearly occur in the majority of heavy, daily users” (2004, p. 1974). As a rough estimate, approximately 10 percent of marijuana...://addiction-dirkh.blogspot.com/2007/10/marijuana-withdrawal.html Jones, R. T., Benowitz, N. L., & Herning, R. I. (1981, August–September). Clinical relevance of cannabis tolerance Read on »

Marijuana Withdrawal Syndrome: A Bibliography by Dirk H. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:18am Selected science references. The idea of marijuana addiction and withdrawal remains controversial in both private and scientific circles. For an unlucky few, a well-identified set of symptoms characterizes abstinence from heavy, daily use of pot. In this respect, marijuana addiction and withdrawal does not differ greatly from alcoholism--the vast Read on »

Marijuana Withdrawal Syndrome: A Bibliography by Dirk H. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 7:08pm and significance of cannabis withdrawal . Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112, 393-402. Budney, A.J., Hughes, J.R., Moore, B.A., & Novy, P.L. (2001). Marijuana Abstinence Effects... Selected science references. The idea of marijuana addiction and withdrawal remains controversial in both private and scientific circles. For an unlucky Read on »

Marijuana Withdrawal: A Survey of Symptoms (Part 2) by Dirk H. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 02 Dec 2009 7:37am

1 Comment of Alcoholism, 16 percent of people with a lifetime history of regular marijuana use reported a history of cannabis withdrawal symptoms (Schuckit et al., 1999, p.41). In earlier research... pp.111-124.] Results All of the following comments can be found at the Addiction Inbox post on Marijuana Withdrawal. The unnumbered messages on the Web site are dated, and appear Read on »

Feds Fund Study of Marijuana Withdrawal by Dirk H. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 10:34pm for marijuana dependence and withdrawal. Photo credit: Kevin Fung, Scripps Research Institute See also: Marijuana Withdrawal ... Probing the biology of cannabis addiction. Addiction expert Barbara Mason of the Scripps Research Institute of La Jolla, California, will oversee a four Read on »

Is Marijuana Addictive? by Dirk H. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:29am

2 Comments and withdrawal, the classic determinants of addiction. For at least four decades, million of Americans have used marijuana without clear evidence of a withdrawal syndrome. Most... that tolerance does build. And when they withdraw from use, they report strong cravings. Marijuana is the odd drug out. To the early researchers, it did not look like it should Read on »