The cannabis withdrawal syndrome: current insights
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The cannabis withdrawal syndrome: current insights
The cannabis withdrawal syndrome (CWS) is a criterion of cannabis use disorders (CUDs) (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fifth Edition) and cannabis dependence (International Classification of Diseases [ICD]-10). Several lines of evidence from animal and human studies indicate that cessation from long-term and regular cannabis use precipitates a specific withdrawal syndro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1179-8467
DOI: 10.2147/sar.s109576