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 is an addictive substance that may lead to both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Like other substances, someone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become hooked on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms should they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case 2 decades ago, making it an even bigger problem.

Somebody that uses marijuana frequently is significantly changing how the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function when the individual ceases using marijuana, this can take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite 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 for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause severe depression as well as other mental symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is really common for individuals who try and stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detoxification and alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs in Old Ripley to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and can obtain further rehab services after detox.