Marijuana withdrawal is real

Study: Marijuana Withdrawal is Real from The Fix

Kicking pot has been found to cause withdrawal symptoms similar to nicotine in regular users.

Weed has always been said to not be physically addictive but a new study may contradict this notion, revealing that quitting marijuana can cause withdrawal symptoms as severe as withdrawal from nicotine. 

Researchers studied 50 regular pot users and asked them to abstain from the drug for two weeks. 

They found that many experienced withdrawal symptoms that interfered with their daily lives. 

"It's very similar to what people experience with tobacco," says study co-author Alan J. Budney. "It makes you irritable. It makes you restless. It makes it hard to sleep." 

Although withdrawal symptoms were not found to be life-threatening, the withdrawals were the worst for heavy users, many of whom ended up smoking after the study was over. 

It is not enough to simply say, 'I want to quit,' but, instead, the person must be able to withstand the turmoil of going through withdrawal. 

Nearly 7% of Americans over the age of 12 use marijuana, according to a 2009 report by the CDC.