Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it's a proven and conclusive fact that marijuana is an addictive drug that may bring about both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Similar to other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time can become dependent on its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case 2 decades ago, making it a much larger issue.

Somebody that uses marijuana regularly is really altering the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly return to normal function once the individual stops using marijuana, this will take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be tough to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause severe depression along with other mental symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is so common for many who attempt to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at alcohol and drug detox and drug treatment programs in Science Hill to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and can receive further rehabilitation services following detoxification.