Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it is a proven and scientific fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which may cause both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Similar to other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become dependent on its effects and can encounter withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, making it an even larger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly changing the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal function when the individual ceases using marijuana, this will 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 normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for habitual users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause extreme depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so common for those who try to quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detox and drug treatment programs in North Fork Village to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and may receive further rehabilitation services after detoxification.