In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it's a proven and scientific fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive substance which can bring about both short and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Similar to other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period can become dependent on its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms whenever they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, which makes it a much larger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana often is significantly changing the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation when the individual ceases using marijuana, this could take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every 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 experience withdrawal symptoms which may be hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is so common for those who attempt to quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services can be obtained at alcohol and drug detox and drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Dover to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and may obtain further rehab services following detoxification.