In spite of what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to think, it's a proven and conclusive undeniable fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which may bring about both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become addicted to its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms should they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation two decades ago, making it an even bigger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is really changing how the brain functions, so the brain can't just instantly return to normal function once the individual stops 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 function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often tough to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause severe depression as well as other mental symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is so prevalent for those who make an attempt to stop using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug detox and drug and alcohol treatment programs in Hubbell to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may obtain further rehab services after detox.