In spite of what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, it's a verified and scientific proven fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which can lead to both short and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Similar to other substances, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period will become addicted to its effects and definately will experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't true 2 decades ago, making it an even larger problem.

Somebody that uses marijuana regularly is really altering the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically return to normal function as soon as the individual ceases using marijuana, this can take some time. Individuals 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 individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be challenging to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause extreme depression as well as other psychological symptoms for long-term users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for individuals who try and quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detox and drug and alcohol treatment centers in Cayuga to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and can receive further treatment services following detox.