Despite what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to think, it is a verified and conclusive indisputable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which can cause both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Like other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become addicted to its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true twenty years ago, which makes it an even bigger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana on a regular basis is really changing how the brain functions, so the brain can't just instantly return to normal function once the individual ceases using marijuana, this could take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be challenging to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause extreme depression along with other mental symptoms for long-term users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for many who try to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at alcohol and drug detox and drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Outlook to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may obtain further rehabilitation services following detoxification.