In spite of what initiatives to legalize and today's culture wants you to think, it is a proven and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana can be an addictive drug which can cause both acute and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Much like other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become hooked on its effects and definately will experience withdrawal symptoms when they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't true twenty years ago, making it an even bigger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly altering the way the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function as soon as the individual stops using marijuana, this can take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms that may be hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression along with other mental symptoms for long-term users. That is why relapse is so common for those who attempt to cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at alcohol and drug detox and drug treatment programs in Fort Lewis to help individuals through this course of action so that they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services after detox.