In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it's a proven and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which can lead to both short and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Much like other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period can become hooked on its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms when they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case 2 decades ago, making it a much bigger problem.

Somebody that uses marijuana often is significantly changing how the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation as soon as the individual ceases using marijuana, this may take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox is usually 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 as well as other mental symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for individuals who attempt to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detox and alcohol and drug treatment programs in Dolgeville to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further treatment services following detoxification.