In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it is a verified and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which may bring about both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Similar to other substances, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become addicted to its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms when they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation 2 decades ago, making it a much bigger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana frequently is significantly changing the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation once the individual stops using marijuana, this may take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from your 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 that may be hard to endure. These symptoms may 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 long-term users. That is why relapse is so common for many who try to stop using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detoxification and alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities in Hewlett to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehab services following detox.