Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a verified and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which may cause both acute and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Similar to other substances, someone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become hooked on its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 2 decades ago, which makes it a much larger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana frequently is really changing how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal function as soon as the person ceases using marijuana, this can take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be tough to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause severe depression as well as other psychological symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is so prevalent for those who try and stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services can be found at alcohol and drug detoxification and drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Hamilton to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and may receive further rehabilitation services after detoxification.