In spite of what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to think, it's a proven and scientific proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which may lead to both short and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Similar to other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time can become hooked on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't true two decades ago, which makes it a much larger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly changing how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation as soon as the person ceases using marijuana, this may take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug 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 encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often hard to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression and other mental symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is really common for individuals who try to quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detoxification and alcohol and drug treatment programs in Markle to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services after detoxification.