In spite of what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to think, it's a proven and conclusive undeniable fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which may lead to both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Similar to other substances, anyone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time can become hooked on its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms should they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, which makes it a much bigger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana on a regular basis is really altering the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal operation once the person stops using marijuana, this will take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression as well as other mental symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is so common for many who attempt to quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detoxification and alcohol and drug treatment centers in Lomita to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services following detox.