In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it is a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance that may cause both short and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Similar to other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become hooked on its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms should they abruptly quit using marijuana. Individuals today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case 10-20 years ago, which makes it an even larger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is significantly changing the way the brain functions, and so the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation once the person ceases using marijuana, this may take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox is usually a challenge for long-term users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms that may be difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression as well as other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for individuals who attempt to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detox and drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Van Etten to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services after detoxification.