In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it's a verified and scientific proven fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive substance which may lead to both short and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Like other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period will become dependent on its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms when they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, which makes it an even larger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly changing how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly return to normal function once the individual ceases using marijuana, this may take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often challenging to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression as well as other mental symptoms for long-term users. That is why relapse is so prevalent for those who try and quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at alcohol and drug detox and drug and alcohol rehab centers in Claremore to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can obtain further rehab services following detox.