Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it is a proven and scientific indisputable fact that marijuana can be 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 an extended time period can become addicted to its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, which makes it a much bigger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana on a regular basis is really changing the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function once the individual stops using marijuana, this will take time. People 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 is usually a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms which can be challenging to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression and other mental symptoms for long-term users. That is why relapse is so common for many who try and stop using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services can be obtained at alcohol and drug detoxification and alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities in Wellington to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehabilitation services following detoxification.