In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it is a proven and conclusive undeniable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug that may lead to both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Much like other drugs, anyone who has used marijuana for an extended time period can become dependent on its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms if they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, making it a much bigger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana often is really changing the way the brain functions, and so the brain can't just instantly return to normal operation when the person stops using marijuana, this can take time. People 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 experience withdrawal symptoms which may be difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause severe depression as well as other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so common for many who try to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services can be found at drug and alcohol detoxification and alcohol and drug rehab centers in Tupper Lake to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further rehabilitation services after detoxification.