Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it's a proven and scientific indisputable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which can cause both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Similar to other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become hooked on its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms whenever they initially quit using marijuana. Individuals today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, making it an even bigger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana regularly is significantly changing the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function once the individual stops using marijuana, this will take 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 can be quite a challenge for habitual users, because individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms which can 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 extreme depression as well as other psychological symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is so common for many who try and quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detox and drug treatment centers in Kenny Lake to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further rehabilitation services after detox.