Despite what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, it is a verified and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana is an addictive substance that may lead to both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Like other substances, a person who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become addicted to its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms when they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true two decades ago, making it an even larger issue.

Someone that uses marijuana regularly is significantly changing the way the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function when the individual stops using marijuana, this can take 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 a challenge for long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often tough to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. That is why relapse is so common for those who try to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services can be found at drug detox and alcohol and drug rehab programs in Burlington to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehab services after detox.