In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it is a proven and conclusive undeniable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which can bring about both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other substances, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period will become addicted to its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms when they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the case 2 decades ago, which makes it an even bigger issue.

Someone that uses marijuana often is really altering how the brain functions, and so the brain can't just automatically return to normal function when the person ceases using marijuana, this could take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox is usually a challenge for habitual users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be challenging to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for individuals who attempt to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services can be obtained at drug and alcohol detoxification and drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in Vista Center to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can obtain further treatment services after detox.