In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it's a proven and scientific indisputable fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive drug which may bring about both short and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Much like other substances, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become addicted to its effects and can encounter withdrawal symptoms if they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the case two decades ago, which makes it a much bigger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is really altering how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function once the individual ceases using marijuana, this will take time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be tough to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause severe depression as well as other mental symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is so common for many who try to quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detoxification and drug and alcohol treatment centers in De Ridder to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further treatment services following detoxification.