Learn something from the year 2013…
Cannabis use disorders are a significant global public health problem.
In 2011, 4.2 million Americans aged 12 years or older met diagnostic criteria Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition [DSM‐IV]) for cannabis dependence or abuse.
Objectives:
Chronic, frequent cannabis smokers may experience residual and offset effects, withdrawal, and craving when abstaining from the drug. We characterized the prevalence, duration, and intensity of these effects in chronic frequent cannabis smokers during abstinence on a closed research unit.
Cannabis withdrawal is an important component of cannabis dependence. In the US, 34% of frequent cannabissmokers who never abused other substances reported experiencing >3 cannabis withdrawal symptoms.
This research paper goes into this topic deeper if you’re interested. Go read it here.
If not… carry on.
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