Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it is a verified and conclusive 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, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period can become dependent on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly stop using marijuana. Individuals today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true 10-20 years ago, making it an even larger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is really changing how the brain functions, and so the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal function once the person stops using marijuana, this will take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms that may be challenging to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause extreme depression along with other psychological symptoms for long-term users. This is the reason relapse is so common for individuals who try to quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detox and alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities in Prescott to help people through this course of action so that they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services after detox.