Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it's a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive substance which may cause both acute and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Similar to other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become dependent on its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms when they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, which makes it an even larger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana often is significantly altering how the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function once the person stops using marijuana, this may take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause extreme depression as well as other mental symptoms for long-term users. This is the reason relapse is so common for those who try and quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detox and drug treatment facilities in Hackberry to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and may obtain further treatment services after detox.