Despite what efforts to legalize and today's culture wants you to believe, it is a proven and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which can bring about both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for an extended time period will become addicted to 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 case 10-20 years ago, which makes it an even bigger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana often is significantly changing how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal function when the person stops using marijuana, this can take some time. Individuals 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 can be quite a challenge for long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be tough to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal by way of example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause severe depression along with other psychological symptoms for long-term users. That is why relapse is so common for those who try and quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detox and drug rehabilitation centers in Girard to help people through this course of action so they don't relapse and can receive further rehabilitation services following detoxification.