In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it's a proven and conclusive indisputable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which may cause both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other substances, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended time period can become dependent on its effects and definately will encounter withdrawal symptoms when they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the case twenty years ago, which makes it an even bigger issue.

Someone that uses marijuana regularly is really altering the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function once the person ceases using marijuana, this can take some time. People 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 can be quite a challenge for long-term users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often tough to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause extreme depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for individuals who try to quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services can be found at alcohol and drug detox and drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Washington to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehabilitation services following detox.