In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it is a verified and scientific fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which may lead to both short and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Similar to other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become dependent on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case 10-20 years ago, making it a much bigger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana frequently is really altering how the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly return to normal operation when the individual ceases using marijuana, this will 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 normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be difficult to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause extreme depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is really common for many who try to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detoxification and drug and alcohol rehab facilities in Empire to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services following detoxification.