Despite what initiatives to legalize and today's culture wants you to think, it's a proven and scientific proven fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive drug that may cause both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Similar to other drugs, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended time period will become dependent on its effects and can encounter withdrawal symptoms should they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the case twenty years ago, which makes it an even bigger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana often is really changing the way the brain functions, so the brain can't just automatically return to normal operation once the individual stops using marijuana, this could take some 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 encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be challenging to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression as well as other psychological symptoms for chronic users. That is why relapse is so common for those who try and cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detox and alcohol and drug rehab programs in Branford Center to help individuals through this process so that they don't relapse and may receive further rehab services following detoxification.