Study Could Help Clinicians Treat Marijuana Addiction And Withdrawal Symptoms

Research by a group of scientists studying the effects of heavy marijuana use suggests that withdrawal from the use of marijuana is similar to what is experienced by people when they quit smoking cigarettes. Abstinence from each of these drugs appears to cause several common symptoms, such as irritability, anger and trouble sleeping - based on self reporting in a recent study of 12 heavy users of both marijuana and cigarettes.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on January 27th, 2008