Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it's a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance that may cause both short and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Much like other drugs, anyone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become addicted to its effects and can encounter withdrawal symptoms should they abruptly stop using marijuana. Individuals today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the case twenty years ago, which makes it a much bigger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana frequently is significantly changing the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically return to normal function when the person stops using marijuana, this can take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often tough to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal by way of example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause extreme depression along with other mental symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is so common for individuals who try and cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detoxification and drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Egypt to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may receive further rehabilitation services following detox.