Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it's a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which can bring about both short and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Much like other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period will become dependent on its effects and definately will encounter withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly quit using marijuana. Individuals today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true twenty years ago, which makes it a much larger issue.

Somebody that uses marijuana often is really changing the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly return to normal operation once the individual stops using marijuana, this will take time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every 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 users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause extreme depression as well as other mental symptoms for long-term users. That is why relapse is so common for those who try to quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detox and drug treatment centers in Trenton to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehab services following detox.