Despite what initiatives to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, it is a proven and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance that may lead to both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Much like other substances, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended time period will become dependent on its effects and may encounter 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 an even bigger issue.

Somebody that uses marijuana regularly is significantly changing the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal function when the person stops using marijuana, this can take 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 is usually a challenge for long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be challenging to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause severe depression as well as other psychological symptoms for long-term users. That is why relapse is so common for many who try and quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detoxification and drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in South Whittier to help individuals through this course of action so that they don't relapse and can receive further rehabilitation services after detox.