In spite of what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to think, it is a proven and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which can cause both short and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Much like other substances, someone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become dependent on its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms should they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't true twenty years ago, making it a much bigger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana often is significantly changing the way the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function as soon as the individual stops using marijuana, this can 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 quite a challenge for long-term users, because individuals 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 might cause extreme depression along with other psychological symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so prevalent for those who try and stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detox and drug rehab facilities in La Victoria to help people through this course of action so that they don't relapse and can receive further rehabilitation services following detox.