Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a proven and scientific indisputable fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which can cause both acute and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Much like other drugs, anyone who has used marijuana for an extended time period can become hooked on its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't true 10-20 years ago, making it a much bigger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana regularly is really altering how the brain functions, so the brain can't just instantly return to normal function once the individual stops using marijuana, this can take 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 can be a challenge for habitual users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which may be challenging 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 and other mental symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so prevalent for many who make an attempt to quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug detox and drug rehabilitation programs in Fisk to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehabilitation services after detoxification.