Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it is a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana can be an addictive drug which can lead to both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Much like other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become hooked on its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms whenever they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, making it an even bigger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly changing the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function once the person stops using marijuana, this can take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for long-term users, because users 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 and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for those who make an attempt to cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at alcohol and drug detoxification and drug treatment programs in Hayfield to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can obtain further rehabilitation services following detoxification.