Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it is a verified and conclusive fact that marijuana is an addictive drug that may cause both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Like other substances, a person who has used marijuana for an extended time period can become addicted to its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms should they initially quit using marijuana. Individuals today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation 2 decades ago, making it an even larger issue.

Somebody who uses marijuana often is significantly changing the way the brain functions, and so the brain can't just instantly return to normal operation when the individual stops using marijuana, this will take time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause severe depression along with other psychological symptoms for chronic users. For this reason relapse is so common for individuals who try to quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at alcohol and drug detox and drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Big River to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehabilitation services after detoxification.