Despite what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, it's a verified and conclusive fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which can lead to both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Much like other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become hooked on its effects and may encounter withdrawal symptoms if they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case twenty years ago, which makes it a much bigger issue.

Somebody that uses marijuana often is really changing the way the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation once the person ceases using marijuana, this may take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be tough to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause severe depression as well as other psychological symptoms for chronic users. For this reason relapse is so common for many who try and quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detox and drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Fruitland to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehab services after detox.