Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it's a proven and scientific undeniable fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance that may bring about both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other drugs, anyone who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period can become hooked on its effects and may encounter withdrawal symptoms when they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case 2 decades ago, which makes it an even larger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana frequently is significantly altering how the brain functions, and so the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal operation when the individual stops using marijuana, this may take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as the drug is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for habitual users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be difficult to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. This is the reason relapse is so common for those who attempt to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detoxification and drug and alcohol treatment programs in Chester to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further treatment services after detoxification.