Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it is a verified and conclusive undeniable fact that marijuana can be an addictive drug which may lead to both short and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Similar to other substances, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become addicted to its effects and definately will encounter withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true twenty years ago, which makes it a much bigger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly altering how the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function as soon as the individual ceases using marijuana, this will take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for habitual users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which may be tough to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause extreme depression as well as other mental symptoms for chronic users. That is why relapse is so common for many who try to stop using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at alcohol and drug detoxification and drug and alcohol treatment programs in Stanton to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehab services after detoxification.