In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a proven and scientific fact that marijuana is definitely an addictive substance which can lead to both acute and long-term physical and mental injury to users. Much like other substances, 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 abruptly stop using marijuana. Individuals today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the situation 2 decades ago, making it a much bigger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana frequently is significantly changing how the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal function as soon as the individual ceases using marijuana, this may take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for long-term users, because individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms that may be hard to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause extreme depression and other mental symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so prevalent for those who try and cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services can be obtained at drug and alcohol detox and alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers in La Grange to help people through this process so that they don't relapse and can obtain further rehabilitation services after detoxification.