Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it's a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which can lead to both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Much like other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become addicted to its effects and may encounter withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't true 10-20 years ago, making it an even bigger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana frequently is significantly altering how the brain functions, so the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal operation when the individual ceases using marijuana, this will take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox is usually a challenge for habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be difficult 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 psychological symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so prevalent for many who make an attempt to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detox and drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Niederwald to help people through this course of action so that they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services following detoxification.