Despite what initiatives to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, 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 injury to users. Like other drugs, anyone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become hooked on its effects and can encounter withdrawal symptoms when they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the case twenty years ago, making it an even bigger issue.

Someone that uses marijuana on a regular basis 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 can take some time. People 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 could be a challenge for long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often difficult to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause extreme depression as well as other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for many who make an attempt to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services can be obtained at drug and alcohol detoxification and drug rehab centers in Anniston to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further treatment services following detox.