Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it is a proven and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive drug which can bring about both short and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Much like other drugs, anyone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become dependent on its effects and definately will encounter withdrawal symptoms should they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, making it a much larger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana frequently is really changing how the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function when the person stops using marijuana, this may take 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 long-term users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often difficult to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause extreme depression as well as other psychological symptoms for long-term users. That is why relapse is so prevalent for those who attempt to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug detox and drug rehab centers in Iredell to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may obtain further rehab services after detox.