In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it is a verified and conclusive undeniable fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which can lead to both short and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Similar to other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time can become dependent on its effects and definately will encounter withdrawal symptoms if they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the case twenty years ago, making it an even bigger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana on a regular basis is really changing how the brain functions, so the brain can't just instantly return to normal operation when the individual stops using marijuana, this will take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana 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 users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often challenging to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause severe depression and other mental symptoms for chronic users. For this reason relapse is so prevalent for those who try and stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services can be found at alcohol and drug detox and drug rehab facilities in East Palo Alto to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehab services after detox.