Despite what initiatives to legalize and today's culture wants you to believe, it is a proven and conclusive fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which may cause both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Like other drugs, anyone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become addicted to its effects and may encounter withdrawal symptoms should they abruptly quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true 10-20 years ago, which makes it an even larger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is really altering how the brain functions, and so the brain can't just instantly return to normal function when the person ceases using marijuana, this could take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be challenging to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause severe depression as well as other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so prevalent for many who try and cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at drug detoxification and drug treatment centers in Pope AFB to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services following detoxification.