In spite of what efforts to legalize and today's culture wants you to think, it is a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance that may lead to both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Much like other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become addicted to its effects and definately will experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the case 10-20 years ago, which makes it an even bigger issue.

Someone that uses marijuana frequently is significantly changing how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically return to normal function once the individual stops using marijuana, this will take time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for habitual users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms that may be hard to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause extreme depression along with other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for many who attempt to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detox and drug and alcohol treatment centers in Powellton to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further rehabilitation services following detox.