Table 1.
Cannabis withdrawal symptom | Frequent cannabis users (N=1,527) |
Frequent cannabis users with DSM-5 CWSb (N=184) |
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Prevalence % (SE) | ||
Nervousness or anxiety | 12.9 (1.28) | 76.3 (3.63) |
Hostility (i.e., irritability, anger or aggression) | 13.6 (1.30) | 71.9 (4.60) |
Sleep difficulty | 14.4 (1.12) | 68.2 (4.08) |
Depressed mood | 10.9 (1.09) | 58.9 (4.92) |
Restlessness | 6.6 (0.89) | 43.1 (4.62) |
Decreased appetite/weight loss | 4.5 (0.61) | 26.7 (3.99) |
Any physical symptom | 16.2 (1.27) | 70.4 (4.81) |
Headache | 11.7 (0.98) | 47.9 (4.82) |
Shakiness/tremors | 3.8 (0.64) | 24.7 (4.00) |
Sweating | 3.6 (0.67) | 22.0 (4.35) |
Abdominal pain | 2.5 (0.49) | 12.1 (2.72) |
Chills | 1.6 (0.42) | 6.7 (2.15) |
Fever | 0.8 (0.24) | 3.1 (1.15) |
Cannabis use 3 or more days/week in the past year (DSM-5 criterion A of “heavy, prolonged use”).
CWS=cannabis withdrawal syndrome; DSM-5 criterion B for CWS: 3 or more of 7 symptoms, occurring within 1 week after cessation or reduction of cannabis use.