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Spider Jerusalem

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118. Except I can back that up.
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 06:45 PM
Jun 2012

From firsthand experience. I know for a fact that cessation of cannabis can cause a withdrawal syndrome, because I have experienced it. It is also well-established by research; see proposed revisions for DSM-V: http://www.dsm5.org/ProposedRevisions/Pages/proposedrevision.aspx?rid=430

See also various journal articles:

Converging evidence from basic laboratory and clinical studies indicates that a withdrawal syndrome reliably follows discontinuation of chronic heavy use of cannabis or tetrahydrocannabinol. Common symptoms are primarily emotional and behavioral, although appetite change, weight loss, and physical discomfort are also frequently reported. The onset and time course of these symptoms appear similar to those of other substance withdrawal syndromes.
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=177137


Recent findings: The neurobiological basis for cannabis withdrawal has been established via discovery of an endogenous cannabinoid system, identification of cannabinoid receptors, and demonstrations of precipitated withdrawal with cannabinoid receptor antagonists. Laboratory studies have established the reliability, validity, and time course of a cannabis withdrawal syndrome and have begun to explore the effect of various medications on such withdrawal. Reports from clinical samples indicate that the syndrome is common among treatment seekers.

Summary: A clinically important withdrawal syndrome associated with cannabis dependence has been established. Additional research must determine how cannabis withdrawal affects cessation attempts and the best way to treat its symptoms.

http://journals.lww.com/co-psychiatry/Abstract/2006/05000/The_cannabis_withdrawal_syndrome.2.aspx


A subset of marijuana smokers develop a cannabis use disorder and seek treatment for their marijuana use on their own initiative. A less well-known consequence of daily, repeated marijuana use is a withdrawal syndrome, characterized by a time-dependent constellation of symptoms: irritability, anxiety, marijuana craving, decreased quality and quantity of sleep, and decreased food intake.

http://www.springerlink.com/content/r7280706u0420223/


There are lots more citations where all those came from.

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There are many things I find nasty and uncouth HangOnKids Jun 2012 #1
I can't think of much to say to this OP that wouldn't get the post deleted DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2012 #62
Hello friend :) I chose not to get deleted also . Despicable. n/t RainbowSuperfund Jun 2012 #63
Sorry, I've seen coke destroy folk's lives, there is no way it is better than pot ryan_cats Jun 2012 #71
No offense but I know cancer patients who smoked pot after chemo treatments to abate the nasty vomit Jumping John Jun 2012 #2
yes otherone Jun 2012 #4
I find MMJ extremely helpful for pain and insomnia. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #3
Nasal surgery GarroHorus Jun 2012 #26
I find it nasty too LadyHawkAZ Jun 2012 #5
Another great "pipe bomb" post. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2012 #6
The coke heads at least get their legal briefs filed in time. Ian David Jun 2012 #7
I find people that want to ban nature nasty and uncouth. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jun 2012 #8
I think the OP is ridiculous. randome Jun 2012 #17
How about eating it? GarroHorus Jun 2012 #27
Most people don't, though. They prefer the 'light me up' method. randome Jun 2012 #29
Best bet. GarroHorus Jun 2012 #31
Better yet, mold the butter into the shape of a statue and then you get... randome Jun 2012 #45
It seems far more natural than most of the things people do. girl gone mad Jun 2012 #52
But computers are composed of rearranged natural elements. randome Jun 2012 #56
No? Is eating cooked meat natural? morningfog Jun 2012 #65
No. They aren't. randome Jun 2012 #97
They should both be legal. roody Jun 2012 #9
I am curious how you determined cocaine to be less nasty and more "couth" 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #10
<sniff> GarroHorus Jun 2012 #28
You obviously don't know any coke heads Viva_La_Revolution Jun 2012 #11
I know plenty of people who use cocaine, I'm sure everyone does. RB TexLa Jun 2012 #13
A user merely uses occasionally. A coke head uses to feed an addiction. No offense intended but you Jumping John Jun 2012 #16
Aside from a handful of Mexican drug lords DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2012 #68
Roll up some primos and you can have the best of both worlds snooper2 Jun 2012 #106
I have used cocaine. You could say that at one time I was a coke head. RebelOne Jun 2012 #116
Agree 100%. Blue_In_AK Jun 2012 #15
I'd rather restock the fridge than peel foil off the windows any day. EFerrari Jun 2012 #19
Do you know why cokeheads prefer having sex doggy style? Electric Monk Jun 2012 #54
LOL EFerrari Jun 2012 #58
Unless he himself is a user Ter Jun 2012 #51
Don't go changing.. Fumesucker Jun 2012 #12
I don't smoke with you. wickerwoman Jun 2012 #39
LOL! n/t etherealtruth Jun 2012 #102
Talk About Your Divide And Conquer... Pitting Drug Users Against Drug Users... Shameful... WillyT Jun 2012 #14
Your assumption that I am a drug user is offensive. Jumping John Jun 2012 #20
huh? girl gone mad Jun 2012 #57
LOL !!! - Some Of These Guys REALLY DO Need To Get The Hang Of This Place WillyT Jun 2012 #59
That was odd. UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #119
Prohibition is a failed public policy... TeamPooka Jun 2012 #18
jeeebus spanone Jun 2012 #21
Heh! Scurrilous Jun 2012 #22
I'll take stupid shit mouthy coke heads say for $100, Alex! The Midway Rebel Jun 2012 #23
<snort> Fumesucker Jun 2012 #36
Pretty stupid stance, IMO GarroHorus Jun 2012 #24
Stick around, RB TexLa hasn't shown you nothing yet.. Fumesucker Jun 2012 #30
What is this guy's problem? Desperate for attention? Bored? morningfog Jun 2012 #66
His threads often lead to hilarity.. Fumesucker Jun 2012 #69
heh. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2012 #89
All drugs should be legalized. AJTheMan Jun 2012 #25
The vast majority of the product coming from Mexico is pot Major Nikon Jun 2012 #88
I see ... you forgot to add a certain smiley tandot Jun 2012 #32
No sarcasm RB TexLa Jun 2012 #61
In all honesty? Iggo Jun 2012 #33
Well aren't you special! GoneOffShore Jun 2012 #34
In all honesty, I'd rather see morons imprisoned instead of potheads. n/t GarroHorus Jun 2012 #35
Cocaine is already use in medical applications (Schedule II) Sgent Jun 2012 #37
I don't snort with you. n/t Frannyfannypack Jun 2012 #38
hmmm Ptah Jun 2012 #50
What does "uncouth" mean? RadiationTherapy Jun 2012 #40
He means if you smoke weed... The Midway Rebel Jun 2012 #60
I don't couth with you. RadiationTherapy Jun 2012 #100
You know a huge amount of people under 50 smoke pot...OK? alphafemale Jun 2012 #41
coming from one who doesn't understand why quinnox Jun 2012 #42
I want to be on jp11 Jun 2012 #43
+1 Cause I love Pinky Pie. RainbowSuperfund Jun 2012 #72
I smoke my blunts while raising my little pinkie aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #44
Eh Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #46
I seriously doubt that JonLP24 Jun 2012 #70
You can doubt it all you want... Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #81
I didn't doubt that JonLP24 Jun 2012 #98
It's the parenthetical potion go post 46 that you can't back up...not the rest DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2012 #111
Except I can back that up. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #118
I think he's talking about a possible correlation between eShirl Jun 2012 #91
Do you have any evidence or a link for cannabis withdrawal? morningfog Jun 2012 #73
I have firsthand experience. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #80
Nonsense. Sans__Culottes Jun 2012 #77
Is that really the criteria we are going to use to make something illegal? DefenseLawyer Jun 2012 #47
Blowhard or blowhead? Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #101
it figures you'd support a whack-ass stupid idea like that... dionysus Jun 2012 #48
Another post of yours' that doesn't make any sense n/t JonLP24 Jun 2012 #49
I just partook... Maine-ah Jun 2012 #53
Hmmm take a look at crimes per incident Taverner Jun 2012 #55
What a stupid OP. No offense intended my ass. morningfog Jun 2012 #64
Back in the day, I knew more than my share of cokeheads bhikkhu Jun 2012 #67
Coke heads think they are god. Jamastiene Jun 2012 #74
That's racist. morningfog Jun 2012 #75
Considering the way lab rats starve themselves, turning down food, before giving up cocaine tawadi Jun 2012 #76
That's just flat out crazy. I've seen, firsthand, literally scores of lives devastated by cocaine. Zorra Jun 2012 #78
Yeah, all the sweating, snot licking and air hoagie chewing is really attractive. MrSlayer Jun 2012 #79
How sad and bizarre.....best wishes on a rapid recovery..... Rowdyboy Jun 2012 #82
False dilemma. Just legalize both. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2012 #83
IagreecompletelyandfurthermoreIthinkthatitwouldbegreatifwecouldteachdogstodrivecarsbecauseseewevegot Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #84
Yea, real fucking smart. Legalize something you can easily overdose on over something thats nearly.. phleshdef Jun 2012 #85
Not nearly as uncouth as being content to criminalize that which one finds uncouth fishwax Jun 2012 #86
In all honesty I'd rather see heroin legalized over cocaine NYC Liberal Jun 2012 #87
In all honesty, I'd rather see them BOTH legal than the idiotic "drug war" we have now. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #90
Pot can at least be grown DonCoquixote Jun 2012 #92
And it kills cancer cells! hempoilworks Jun 2012 #93
In all honesty I find GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #94
I have never seen anyone kill, die, or have a heart attack, from acute MJ toxicity panzerfaust Jun 2012 #95
Is that the criterion for making something illegal? LeftishBrit Jun 2012 #96
I don't take drugs with you! JVS Jun 2012 #99
+ (infinity) n/t etherealtruth Jun 2012 #104
MOAR atten-shun, plz!!!!! nt Romulox Jun 2012 #103
legalize both leftyohiolib Jun 2012 #105
Cocaine Users with Couth Oilwellian Jun 2012 #107
Because nothing says "couth" like sticking a straw up your nose, thucythucy Jun 2012 #108
Nobody says you have to smoke it. backscatter712 Jun 2012 #109
I don't believe tabasco Jun 2012 #110
agreed BOG PERSON Jun 2012 #112
HAHAHAHAHA!!! Yeah, and coke is so couth. daaron Jun 2012 #113
Ignoring your childish insults and language. No none of my friends have done that. RB TexLa Jun 2012 #114
Yeah, well my best friend did. daaron Jun 2012 #115
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