Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it is a proven and scientific proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance that may bring about both short and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other substances, someone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become dependent on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms when they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case twenty years ago, which makes it an even larger issue.

Someone that uses marijuana on a regular basis is really changing how the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly return to normal operation when the person stops using marijuana, this may take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for habitual users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which can be difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause extreme depression as well as other mental symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for many who try and quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at drug detox and alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs in Stanfield to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can obtain further rehab services following detoxification.