Despite what initiatives to legalize and today's culture would lead you to think, it is a verified and conclusive indisputable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug that may lead to both short and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Like other drugs, anyone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time can become dependent on its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms should they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't true 2 decades ago, making it a much bigger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is really changing the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal function as soon as the individual stops using marijuana, this can take time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for long-term users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which can be difficult to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression along with other psychological symptoms for long-term users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for individuals who try and stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detox and drug and alcohol treatment programs in Ponderosa Park to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehabilitation services following detox.