Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it is a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which may cause both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Similar to other substances, somebody who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period can become hooked on its effects and may encounter withdrawal symptoms should they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, making it an even larger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana frequently is really changing how the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly return to normal function once the individual stops using marijuana, this could take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for habitual users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which may be challenging to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause extreme depression as well as other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is so prevalent for individuals who try to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug detox and drug rehabilitation centers in Calwa to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and can receive further rehab services after detoxification.