In spite of what initiatives to legalize and today's culture wants you to believe, it is a verified and conclusive fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which may lead to both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Similar to other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become dependent on its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms should they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case twenty years ago, which makes it an even bigger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana regularly is really altering how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation when the person stops using marijuana, this may take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox is usually a challenge for habitual users, because individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause extreme depression as well as other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so common for many who try and stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detox and alcohol and drug rehab centers in Point to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can obtain further rehabilitation services following detox.