In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it's a proven and scientific fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive drug which can cause both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Much like other substances, somebody who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period will become hooked on its effects and definately will experience withdrawal symptoms should they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, making it a much larger problem.

Somebody that uses marijuana frequently is really altering how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation when the individual ceases 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 quite a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be tough to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause severe depression as well as other mental symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is so common for those who make an attempt to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detoxification and drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Mount Etna to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may obtain further rehab services after detoxification.