In spite of what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to think, it's a proven and scientific proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which can lead to both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Like other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period will become hooked on its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly quit using marijuana. Individuals today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation two decades ago, which makes it an even bigger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is really changing the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly return to normal operation as soon as the person ceases using marijuana, this can take 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 individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause severe depression along with other psychological symptoms for long-term users. This is the reason relapse is really common for individuals who attempt to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detox and alcohol and drug rehab programs in Belleville to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and may obtain further rehab services after detox.