In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it is a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance that may lead to both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Similar to other substances, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended time period will become hooked on its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly stop using marijuana. Individuals today have extremely high grade marijuana available which wasn't true 10-20 years ago, which makes it an even larger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is significantly altering the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly return to normal function as soon as the person ceases using marijuana, this may take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression as well as other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is so common for many who make an attempt to cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services can be obtained at drug and alcohol detox and drug and alcohol rehab facilities in Brooklyn to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehabilitation services after detox.