In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it is a verified and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which may lead to both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Much like other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become dependent on its effects and may encounter withdrawal symptoms whenever they initially stop using marijuana. Individuals today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't true twenty years ago, which makes it a much larger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana frequently is significantly changing the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly return to normal operation as soon as the person stops using marijuana, this can take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often 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 along with other psychological symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so common for those who attempt to cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detox and drug treatment programs in Fairport to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further treatment services after detoxification.