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ReviewJournal of neurochemistry2021

Cannabis use, abuse, and withdrawal: Cannabinergic mechanisms, clinical, and preclinical findings.

Andrew J Kesner, David M Lovinger

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of neurochemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Trial
  3. PET imaging of FAAH in chronic Cannabis users: longitudinal assessment during short-term abstinence.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  11. Cannabis tolerance reduces symptom relief.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025
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  16. Is it time for a cannabis harm reduction approach? Commentary on Sherman et al. (2022) and Borodovsky et al. (2022).Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2023
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  19. Endocannabinoid-Binding Receptors as Drug Targets.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrew J KesnerLaboratory for Integrative Neuroscience, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Center on Compulsive Behaviors, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3902-1955
David M LovingerLaboratory for Integrative Neuroscience, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Center on Compulsive Behaviors, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5454-6725
National Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Corticostriatal mechanisms of action learning and habit formationZIAAA000416 · NIAAA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM · PI LOVINGER, DAVID M · 2009 to 2025
$25.2M
NIAAA NIH HHS ZIA000416
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cannabis sativa is the most widely used illicit drug in the world. Its main psychoactive component is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of over 100 phytocannabinoid compounds produced by the cannabis plant. THC is the primary compound that drives cannabis abuse potential and is also used and prescribed medically for therapeutic qualities. Despite its therapeutic potential, a significant subpopulation of frequent cannabis or THC users will develop a drug use syndrome termed cannabis use disorder. Individuals suffering from cannabis use disorder exhibit many of the hallmarks of classical addictions including cravings, tolerance, and withdrawal symptoms. Currently, there are no efficacious treatments for cannabis use disorder or withdrawal symptoms. This makes both clinical and preclinical research on the neurobiological mechanisms of these syndromes ever more pertinent. Indeed, basic research using animal models has provided valuable evidence of the neural molecular and cellular actions of cannabis that mediate its behavioral effects. One of the main components being central action on the cannabinoid type-one receptor and downstream intracellular signaling related to the endogenous cannabinoid system. Back-translational studies have provided insight linking preclinical basic and behavioral biology research to better understand symptoms observed at the clinical level. This narrative review aims to summarize major research elucidating the molecular, cellular, and behavioral manifestations of cannabis/THC use that play a role in cannabis use disorder and withdrawal.

Indexed as

EndocannabinoidsReceptors, CannabinoidAnimalsDronabinolDrug ToleranceHumansMarijuana AbuseMarijuana SmokingSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeDronabinolEndocannabinoidsReceptors, CannabinoidcannabinoidsCB1CUDendocannabinoidsmarijuanaTHCtolerance

Identifiers

PMID33891706
PMCPMC9291571
OpenAlexW3153161093

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Registered trials

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