Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it is a proven and conclusive fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which may lead to both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Much like other substances, anyone who has used marijuana for an extended time period can become hooked on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms if they initially stop using marijuana. Individuals today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, making it an even larger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana often is really changing the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically return to normal function as soon as the person stops using marijuana, this can 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 normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be challenging to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause severe depression as well as other mental symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is really common for many who try and quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detox and drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Colesville to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services following detoxification.