In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it's a proven and conclusive fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance that may lead to both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Like other substances, anyone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become hooked on its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms if they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true 2 decades ago, making it an even larger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana regularly is significantly altering the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function once the individual ceases using marijuana, this may take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox is usually a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often hard to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression along with other mental symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is so common for many who attempt to stop using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detoxification and alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs in Hidden Hills to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and can receive further rehab services following detoxification.