Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it's a proven and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance that may lead to both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Much like other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for an extended time period will become dependent on its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation 10-20 years ago, which makes it an even bigger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana on a regular basis is really changing the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal operation once the individual ceases using marijuana, this may take time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often difficult to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause severe depression as well as other mental symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so common for many who make an attempt to quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug detoxification and alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities in Pinehurst to help individuals through this course of action so they don't relapse and may obtain further treatment services following detoxification.