Despite what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, it's a verified and conclusive fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive substance which may lead to both short and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended time period will become dependent on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms when they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, which makes it an even larger issue.

Someone that uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly altering the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function once the person stops using marijuana, this may take some time. People 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 users will encounter withdrawal symptoms that may be challenging to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause extreme depression along with other psychological symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is so prevalent for individuals who try and stop using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at alcohol and drug detoxification and drug rehab centers in Highland to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and can receive further rehab services following detoxification.