Despite what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to think, it is a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana can be an addictive drug which may lead to both short and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for an extended time period can become dependent on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms when they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 2 decades ago, making it an even larger issue.

Somebody 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 individual stops using marijuana, this could take some time. People 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 could be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be difficult to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression along with other mental symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so common for those who make an attempt to cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detoxification and drug and alcohol treatment programs in Mineral Springs to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further treatment services following detoxification.