Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it is a proven and scientific fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive substance which may lead to both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Similar to other substances, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period can become hooked on its effects and definately will experience withdrawal symptoms if they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, which makes it an even larger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is significantly altering the way the brain functions, so the brain can't just instantly return to normal function when the person stops using marijuana, this could take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for long-term users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which can be hard to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression along with other mental symptoms for long-term users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for individuals who attempt to quit using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug detoxification and alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers in Lake Koshkonong to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further treatment services after detoxification.