In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a proven and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which can lead to both short and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Like other substances, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period can become hooked on its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, which makes it an even larger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana on a regular basis is really changing how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically return to normal function as soon as the person ceases using marijuana, this may 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 function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for long-term users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms that may be difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal by way of example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause extreme depression as well as other psychological symptoms for long-term users. That is why relapse is so prevalent for many who try and cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at alcohol and drug detoxification and drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Palmer to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services after detox.