Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it is a proven and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which can bring about both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Similar to other substances, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period can become addicted to its effects and can encounter withdrawal symptoms if they initially quit using marijuana. Individuals today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, which makes it an even bigger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana often is really changing how the brain functions, and so the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal operation when the person ceases using marijuana, this will take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms that may be difficult to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause severe depression along with other mental symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is so common for many who make an attempt to cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug detoxification and alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities in Keystone to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services following detoxification.