In spite of what efforts to legalize and today's culture wants you to believe, it is a proven and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which can bring about both acute and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Like other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time can become hooked on its effects and can encounter withdrawal symptoms when they initially quit using marijuana. Individuals today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true 10-20 years ago, which makes it an even bigger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is really changing how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal operation once the person ceases using marijuana, this will take time. Individuals 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 long-term users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be hard to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression as well as other mental symptoms for long-term users. This is why relapse is so common for individuals who make an attempt to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detox and alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs in Laughlin AFB to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may obtain further rehabilitation services following detox.