Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it is a verified and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which can lead to both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Like other substances, somebody who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time can become dependent on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms when they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 2 decades ago, which makes it an even larger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is really altering how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal function once the individual ceases using marijuana, this will take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression and other mental symptoms for chronic users. That is why relapse is so common for those who try and cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at drug detox and drug treatment programs in Highlands Ranch to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further rehab services after detox.