In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it's a verified and conclusive fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which can bring about both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Similar to other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become addicted to its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, making it a much larger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana frequently is significantly changing the way the brain functions, and so the brain can't just automatically return to normal function when the individual ceases using marijuana, this may take time. Individuals 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 that may be tough to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause extreme depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is so common for those who try to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detox and drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Oceanside to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can obtain further treatment services following detoxification.