Despite what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, it's a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana can be an addictive drug which may cause both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Much like other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become addicted to its effects and definately will encounter withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, making it a much bigger issue.

Someone that uses marijuana regularly is significantly changing how the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation as soon as the individual stops using marijuana, this could take time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause severe depression and other psychological symptoms for long-term users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for many who make an attempt to stop using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detoxification and drug and alcohol rehab facilities in Riverview to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehabilitation services following detoxification.