Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to think, it is a proven and scientific fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which may cause both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Like other substances, somebody who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become dependent on its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms whenever they initially quit using marijuana. Individuals today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't the case 2 decades ago, which makes it a much larger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana on a regular basis is really altering how the brain functions, and so the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal function once the person stops using marijuana, this will take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox is usually a challenge for habitual users, because individuals will encounter withdrawal symptoms which can be tough to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause severe depression as well as other mental symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is so common for individuals who try and cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detoxification and alcohol and drug rehab facilities in Sharon to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may obtain further treatment services after detox.