In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it is a verified and scientific indisputable fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which can bring about both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Like other substances, a person who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become dependent on its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms when they abruptly quit using marijuana. Individuals today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't true 10-20 years ago, which makes it a much bigger issue.

Somebody that uses marijuana regularly is significantly altering the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically return to normal function when the person ceases using marijuana, this may take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for habitual users, because individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms which can be difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal by way of example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause severe depression and other mental symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so common for many who attempt to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services can be found at drug and alcohol detoxification and alcohol and drug treatment facilities in Fairview to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services following detoxification.