In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it's a proven and conclusive indisputable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which can lead to both acute and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Much like other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become dependent on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms if they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, which makes it an even bigger issue.

Somebody who uses marijuana regularly is significantly changing the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly return to normal function once the individual stops using marijuana, this will take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause severe depression and other mental symptoms for chronic users. For this reason relapse is so prevalent for individuals who attempt to quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug detox and alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities in Park Ridge to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further treatment services after detoxification.