In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it's a verified and scientific indisputable fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which may bring about both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Similar to other substances, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become dependent on its effects and definately will experience withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the case 10-20 years ago, making it an even larger problem.

Somebody that uses marijuana often is really changing the way the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function as soon as the individual ceases using marijuana, this could take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms that may be challenging to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression as well as other mental symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is really prevalent for individuals who try to cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services can be found at drug detoxification and alcohol and drug treatment facilities in Northwest Harborcreek to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and may obtain further treatment services after detoxification.