In spite of what initiatives to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, it is a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which may bring about both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Much like other substances, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time can become dependent on its effects and may encounter withdrawal symptoms should they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, making it an even bigger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana regularly is significantly altering how the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function when the person stops using marijuana, this could take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug 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 users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause extreme depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. For this reason relapse is really prevalent for individuals who make an attempt to stop using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detox and drug and alcohol treatment programs in Pecan Hill to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services following detox.