Despite what initiatives to legalize and today's culture wants you to think, it is a proven and conclusive fact that marijuana can be an addictive drug which can cause both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Like other substances, someone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become hooked on its effects and definately will encounter withdrawal symptoms when they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't true 10-20 years ago, making it an even larger issue.

Someone that uses marijuana regularly is really altering how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly return to normal function as soon as the person ceases using marijuana, this can 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 long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be challenging to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression and other psychological symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is really common for individuals who try and stop using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detoxification and alcohol and drug treatment programs in Bel Ridge to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can obtain further rehabilitation services after detoxification.