In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it's a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which may lead to both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become dependent on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true 2 decades ago, which makes it an even larger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana regularly is really altering the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal function once the individual stops using marijuana, this will take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for habitual users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often hard to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression as well as other psychological symptoms for chronic users. That is why relapse is so prevalent for many who attempt to quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at alcohol and drug detox and alcohol and drug rehab programs in Horseheads to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and can obtain further treatment services after detoxification.