In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it is a proven and scientific fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which may bring about both short and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Similar to other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become addicted to its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't true twenty years ago, which makes it a much larger issue.

Someone that uses marijuana on a regular basis is really altering the way the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal operation as soon as the person ceases using marijuana, this will 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 normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause extreme depression as well as other mental symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is really common for many who make an attempt to quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detox and alcohol and drug treatment programs in Geneva to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services following detoxification.