Despite what initiatives to legalize and today's culture would lead you to think, it's a proven and scientific proven fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive substance which can lead to both acute and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Like other drugs, anyone who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period will become addicted to its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms should they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true two decades ago, making it an even larger issue.

Somebody who uses marijuana regularly is really changing how the brain functions, and so the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation when the individual stops using marijuana, this will take time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any 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 experience withdrawal symptoms which may be hard to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause extreme depression along with other mental symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is so common for those who try to stop using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detoxification and drug and alcohol treatment programs in Absarokee to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services following detox.