Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it is a proven and scientific proven fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive substance which can cause both short and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other substances, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period will become dependent on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms when they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the case 10-20 years ago, making it an even bigger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana on a regular basis is really altering the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation as soon as the individual ceases using marijuana, this may take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for habitual users, because individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms that may be difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression along with other mental symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is really prevalent for many who try to quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detox and drug rehab facilities in Chaffee to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may receive further rehab services following detox.