Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it is a verified and conclusive fact that marijuana can be an addictive drug which can bring about both short and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Much like other substances, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become addicted to its effects and definately will experience withdrawal symptoms should they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true two decades ago, which makes it a much larger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is really changing how the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal operation once the person stops using marijuana, this can take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any 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 can be tough to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression as well as other mental symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is so common for many who make an attempt to quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox solutions are offered at drug and alcohol detoxification and drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in Wharton to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and may receive further rehab services after detox.