In spite of what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, it is a verified and scientific proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance that may lead to both short and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Like other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period will become dependent on its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms when they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation two decades ago, which makes it an even bigger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is really changing the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function as soon as the individual stops using marijuana, this may take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be challenging to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause extreme depression and other mental symptoms for chronic users. For this reason relapse is so common for many who attempt to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at alcohol and drug detoxification and drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Green Level to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and can receive further rehabilitation services after detox.