In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it's a proven and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which can lead to both short and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Similar to other substances, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become dependent on its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms should they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case twenty years ago, which makes it an even bigger problem.

Somebody that uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly altering how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal operation once the individual stops using marijuana, this may 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 experience withdrawal symptoms that may be tough to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause extreme depression as well as other mental symptoms for long-term users. That is why relapse is so common for those who make an attempt to stop using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detox and drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Everson to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and can receive further rehabilitation services following detox.