Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it is a proven and conclusive fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive substance which can lead to both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Much like other substances, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become hooked on its effects and may encounter withdrawal symptoms if they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true twenty years ago, making it an even larger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is significantly altering the way the brain functions, so the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal function when the individual ceases using marijuana, this could take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any 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 long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be challenging to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause severe depression as well as other mental symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so prevalent for those who try to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services can be found at alcohol and drug detoxification and drug rehab programs in Elmira to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can obtain further rehabilitation services following detoxification.