Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a proven and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which can lead to both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other substances, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time can become addicted to its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly stop using marijuana. Individuals today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case twenty years ago, making it an even larger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana often is significantly altering how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly return to normal operation once the individual stops using marijuana, this can take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause extreme depression and other psychological symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is so common for individuals who try to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug detox and drug and alcohol rehab centers in Delcambre to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehabilitation services after detox.