In spite of what initiatives to legalize and today's culture wants you to believe, it is a proven and conclusive fact that marijuana can be an addictive drug which can cause both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Similar to other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended time period can become hooked on its effects and definately will experience withdrawal symptoms should they initially quit using marijuana. Individuals today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation two decades ago, making it an even bigger issue.

Someone that uses marijuana regularly is really altering the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal operation as soon as the individual stops using marijuana, this will take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often tough to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause severe depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. That is why relapse is so common for individuals who attempt to quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detox and alcohol and drug treatment programs in Annona to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and can obtain further treatment services after detox.