In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it is a proven and scientific indisputable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which may bring about both short and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other substances, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time can become dependent on its effects and can experience withdrawal symptoms when they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true twenty years ago, making it a much bigger problem.

Somebody that uses marijuana regularly is really changing the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal operation as soon as the person stops using marijuana, this could take time. People 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 could be a challenge for habitual users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often 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 may cause extreme depression and other mental symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so prevalent for individuals who try and cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detoxification and drug and alcohol treatment centers in Chaparral to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and can receive further treatment services following detoxification.