In spite of what efforts to legalize and today's culture wants you to believe, it is a proven and scientific indisputable fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which can lead to both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Like other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended time period will become addicted to its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms whenever they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true 2 decades ago, which makes it a much bigger issue.

Somebody who uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly changing how the brain functions, and so the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function as soon as the person ceases using marijuana, this will take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug 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 individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often challenging to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause extreme depression along with other psychological symptoms for chronic users. That is why relapse is so prevalent for many who try and cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at alcohol and drug detox and drug rehabilitation facilities in West Glens Falls to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may obtain further rehabilitation services after detoxification.