In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it's a proven and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance that may bring about both short and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Much like other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become addicted to its effects and definately will experience withdrawal symptoms whenever they initially stop using marijuana. Individuals today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation two decades ago, making it an even bigger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is significantly changing how the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function as soon as the person stops using marijuana, this may take some 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 could be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause extreme depression and other mental symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is really common for individuals who make an attempt to quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detox and drug treatment facilities in Valley Ranch to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and may obtain further treatment services after detox.