In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a proven and conclusive indisputable fact that marijuana is an addictive substance that may bring about both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Similar to other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time can become hooked on its effects and can encounter withdrawal symptoms when they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, which makes it a much bigger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is significantly changing the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal operation once the person ceases using marijuana, this will take time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms that may be challenging to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression as well as other psychological symptoms for chronic users. For this reason relapse is so prevalent for those who try and stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug detox and alcohol and drug rehab centers in Georgetown to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and can receive further rehabilitation services after detoxification.