Despite what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, it's a proven and scientific fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which can lead to both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Similar to other substances, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become addicted to its effects and definately will encounter withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't true 10-20 years ago, which makes it an even bigger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is really changing the way the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation when the person stops using marijuana, this can take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for habitual users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which can be tough to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal by way of example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression along with other psychological symptoms for long-term users. That is why relapse is so prevalent for individuals who try and cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detox and alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities in North River to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may receive further rehabilitation services after detoxification.