Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it is a verified and scientific fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which may cause both acute and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Like other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for an extended time period can become hooked on its effects and can encounter withdrawal symptoms when they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, which makes it a much larger problem.

Somebody that uses marijuana regularly is significantly altering how the brain functions, so the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal function when the person stops using marijuana, this may take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be tough to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause extreme depression as well as other mental symptoms for long-term users. That is why relapse is so common for those who attempt to quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detox and alcohol and drug treatment facilities in Eufaula to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and can receive further treatment services after detoxification.