Despite what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, it is a verified and conclusive fact that marijuana is an addictive drug that may bring about both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Similar to other substances, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended time period can become hooked on its effects and may encounter withdrawal symptoms should they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true twenty years ago, making it an even larger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana often is really altering how the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically return to normal function when the person stops using marijuana, this will take 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 habitual users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often difficult to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so common for individuals who try to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox solutions are available at drug and alcohol detoxification and alcohol and drug treatment facilities in Port St John to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can obtain further rehabilitation services after detoxification.