In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a proven and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive substance that may bring about both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Much like other substances, anyone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time can become hooked on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms when they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, which makes it a much bigger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana frequently is really altering the way the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function as soon as the person stops using marijuana, this can take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana 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 users will experience withdrawal symptoms which can be difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause extreme depression as well as other psychological symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so common for many who try and cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detoxification and alcohol and drug treatment programs in Pettibone to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may obtain further rehabilitation services after detoxification.