Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it's a proven and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which may cause both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Similar to other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period can become hooked on its effects and definately will encounter withdrawal symptoms if they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case 10-20 years ago, making it an even bigger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana frequently is significantly altering how the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal operation when the individual ceases using marijuana, this can 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 a challenge for long-term users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often difficult to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause extreme depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is really common for many who try to quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detox and drug rehab facilities in Northern Cambria to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may receive further rehab services following detoxification.