The "Drug and Alcohol Dependence" journal has a new finding that shows that teens that smoke marijuana often also may find the same withdrawal symptoms that have been found to cause trouble for adults in rehab for marijuana addiction

Ryan Vandrey, (working on his Masters in psychology), and Alan Budney, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the University of Vermont, studied 72 teen marijuana users who were looking for rehab for their addiction

Teens who were in the study were heavy marijuana users and mostly white males, and were asked to complete a questionnaire. Almost two-thirds of the members of the study reported at least four or more signs of marijuana withdrawal, which included aggressiveness, irritability and feelings of anxiety. Over a third reported at least 4 symptoms that they described as medium to intense withrawal.

Of the teen marijuana users, they found a wide range of variable levels of intensity of withdrawal symptoms, which is similiar to the findings of similiar marijuana rehab studies on adults who use marijuana daily. The findings also found that people who were using marijuana daily would experience some withdrawal symptoms. More studies need to be performed to find out how withdrawal impacts the success or failure of marijuana rehab.

More research will attempt to address this question and to attempt to find better methods for those seeking to end marijuana addiction through rehab and counseling.