In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it is a proven and scientific fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive drug that may lead to both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Much like other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become hooked on its effects and definately will encounter withdrawal symptoms if they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, which makes it an even larger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is really altering the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal function as soon as the person stops using marijuana, this may take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for habitual users, because individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms that may be hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause severe depression and other mental symptoms for chronic users. For this reason relapse is so common for many who attempt to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detoxification and alcohol and drug rehab programs in Richmond West to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further rehabilitation services after detox.