In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a proven and conclusive indisputable fact that marijuana can be an addictive drug which can bring about both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Like other substances, somebody who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period will become dependent on its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms when they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 2 decades ago, which makes it an even bigger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana often is significantly changing how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal operation as soon as the person stops using marijuana, this can take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be difficult to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression as well as other mental symptoms for long-term users. That is why relapse is really common for those who try and quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug detoxification and drug rehab programs in Cairo to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and can receive further rehab services after detox.