In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a verified and conclusive undeniable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which can bring about both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Similar to other drugs, anyone who has used marijuana for an extended time period will become addicted to its effects and definately will encounter withdrawal symptoms if they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, which makes it a much larger problem.

Somebody that uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly altering the way the brain functions, so the brain can't just instantly return to normal operation as soon as the individual stops using marijuana, this will take 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 is usually a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms that may be tough to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression along with other psychological symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is so common for those who attempt to quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detox and alcohol and drug treatment centers in West Point to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may obtain further rehabilitation services after detoxification.