Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it's a verified and scientific fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive substance which can cause both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Much like other substances, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become dependent on its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, making it a much larger issue.

Somebody that uses marijuana often is really altering the way the brain functions, and so the brain can't just automatically return to normal function as soon as the individual stops using marijuana, this may take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms which may be tough to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause extreme depression as well as other mental symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is so common for many who try to quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug detoxification and alcohol and drug rehab facilities in Sumner to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and may obtain further rehabilitation services following detoxification.