Despite what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, it's a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance which may lead to both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Much like other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become dependent on its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms if they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case twenty years ago, which makes it a much larger issue.

Somebody who uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly altering how the brain functions, and so the brain can't just automatically return to normal function when the individual ceases using marijuana, this may take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug 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 individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause extreme depression and other psychological symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so common for many who try to cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are available at drug detoxification and drug and alcohol treatment programs in Saluda to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may obtain further treatment services following detoxification.