Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it's a proven and conclusive undeniable fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which can cause both acute and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Much like other substances, anyone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become hooked on its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, which makes it a much larger issue.

Someone that uses marijuana regularly is really changing the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation once the person ceases using marijuana, this may take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for habitual users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms that may be hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause severe depression along with other mental symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is so prevalent for many who make an attempt to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug detoxification and alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs in Pilot Mountain to help people through this course of action so they don't relapse and may obtain further treatment services following detoxification.