Table 1 Items of the withdrawal scale
From: Time-course of the DSM-5 cannabis withdrawal symptoms in poly-substance abusers
Ever rated > “Not at all” | Item-rest correlation | |
|---|---|---|
1. I am more irritable, angry or aggressive than usually | 85% | 0.47 |
2. I am more nervous or anxious than usually | 84% | 0.50 |
3. I have trouble falling asleep | 90% | 0.26 |
4. I have no appetite or I have begun losing weight | 54% | 0.21 |
5. I am restless | 97% | 0.51 |
6. I feel depressed | 84% | 0.53 |
7. I have abdominal pain, I am sweating, have the chills, as if I had a fever, or I have a headache | 81% | 0.44 |
8. I feel tired | 93% | |
9. I have vivid unpleasant dreams | 82% | |
10. I sleep a lot | 81% | |
11. My appetite has increased a lot | 88% | |
12. I have become so restless that people notice | 74% | |
13. Others notice that I have become slow in my movements and when I speak | 43% | |
14. I yawn a lot all of the time | 88% | |
15. My heart is racing | 56% | |
16. I have a running nose | 66% | |
17. I am sneezing | 74% | |
18. I feel a pricking sensation on my skin | 51% | |
19. I have gooseflesh, even when it isn’t cold | 65% | |
20. I feel ill | 63% | |
21. I have spasms | 31% | |
22. I have sore joints or muscles | 74% | |
23. I have the shakes | 43% | |
24. I have runny eyes | 49% | |
25. I am nauseous | 42% | |
26. I have diarrhoea | 31% |