In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it is a verified and scientific fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which can bring about both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Similar to other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended time period can become addicted to its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't true 10-20 years ago, making it a much larger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana on a regular basis is really altering the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal function once the individual stops using marijuana, this may take time. Individuals 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 can be quite a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be tough 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 long-term users. For this reason relapse is so common for individuals who try and cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detox and alcohol and drug rehab centers in Spring Lake Heights to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can obtain further treatment services after detoxification.