In spite of what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to think, it is a proven and conclusive proven fact that marijuana can be an addictive drug that may lead to both short and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Similar to other substances, a person who has used marijuana for an extended time period can become addicted to its effects and may encounter withdrawal symptoms when they abruptly stop using marijuana. Individuals today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation two decades ago, making it an even larger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly changing how the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal operation once the person stops using marijuana, this can take time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for habitual users, because users 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 may cause extreme depression along with other psychological symptoms for long-term users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for many who try and quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at drug detox and drug and alcohol rehab programs in Harrington Park to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services after detox.