In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it is a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance that may lead to both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Like other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become hooked on its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms should they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, making it an even bigger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly changing the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function as soon as the person stops using marijuana, this can take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for habitual users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be hard to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression along with other psychological symptoms for chronic users. That is why relapse is so prevalent for many who attempt to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detoxification and drug and alcohol rehab programs in Whitfield to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may obtain further treatment services following detox.