In spite of what initiatives to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, it is a proven and conclusive fact that marijuana can be an addictive drug that may lead to both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Much like other substances, somebody who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become dependent on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't true 10-20 years ago, making it a much larger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana often is significantly changing the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function when the person ceases using marijuana, this can take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every 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 long-term users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms that may be challenging to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for many who make an attempt to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at drug detoxification and alcohol and drug rehab centers in Eldon to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and may receive further rehab services following detoxification.