Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a proven and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive substance that may cause both short and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Much like other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time can become dependent on its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly stop using marijuana. Individuals today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case 10-20 years ago, making it a much larger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly changing how the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly return to normal function as soon as the person stops using marijuana, this may take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be hard to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression as well as other mental symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is so common for those who make an attempt to quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detoxification and drug treatment centers in Peridot to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further treatment services following detox.