In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a proven and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which may lead to both acute 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 hooked on its effects and can encounter withdrawal symptoms should they abruptly quit using marijuana. Individuals today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't true twenty years ago, which makes it an even larger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana frequently is significantly altering how the brain functions, so the brain can't just instantly return to normal function once the person ceases using marijuana, this can take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for habitual users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which can be tough to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause extreme depression as well as other mental symptoms for chronic users. For this reason relapse is so prevalent for many who try to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detox and drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in Scott to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and can receive further treatment services following detoxification.