Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a proven and scientific indisputable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which may cause both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Like other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period will become addicted to its effects and definately will encounter withdrawal symptoms should they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, which makes it an even larger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana regularly is really altering how the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal operation once the person stops using marijuana, this could take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for habitual users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which can be tough to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause extreme depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. For this reason relapse is so prevalent for many who try to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug detoxification and drug rehab centers in Whitehall to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further rehab services following detoxification.