Despite what efforts to legalize and today's culture wants you to think, it is a proven and conclusive proven fact that marijuana can be an addictive drug which may lead to both acute and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Similar to other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become hooked on its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly quit using marijuana. Individuals today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation 10-20 years 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 return to normal function once the person ceases using marijuana, this may take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for habitual users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often hard to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression along with other psychological symptoms for chronic users. That is why relapse is so prevalent for many who try and cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug and alcohol detox and alcohol and drug rehab facilities in Shorewood to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further treatment services following detoxification.