Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a verified and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which can cause both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Like other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become hooked on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms when they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, making it an even bigger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana often is really changing how the brain functions, and so the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation as soon as the individual ceases using marijuana, this will take time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms which can be hard to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause severe depression along with other psychological symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so prevalent for those who attempt to quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services can be found at drug detoxification and alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers in Julian to help people through this course of action so they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services after detoxification.