In spite of what initiatives to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it is a verified and scientific fact that marijuana can be an addictive drug which may cause both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Much like other substances, anyone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become dependent on its effects and may experience withdrawal symptoms should they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have extremely high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, which makes it a much bigger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana regularly is really changing how the brain functions, so the brain can't just instantly return to normal function as soon as the individual stops using marijuana, this will take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like every other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for long-term users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which may be hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal could cause severe depression as well as other psychological symptoms for chronic users. For this reason relapse is so common for those who make an attempt to cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at drug and alcohol detox and alcohol and drug treatment programs in Hinsdale to help individuals through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further rehab services after detoxification.