In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to think, it's a proven and conclusive undeniable fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which can lead to both acute and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Like other drugs, someone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time will become addicted to its effects and will experience withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't true 10-20 years ago, which makes it a much larger issue.

Somebody who uses marijuana frequently is significantly changing how the brain functions, so the brain can't just instantly return to normal operation as soon as the individual ceases using marijuana, this may take some time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for habitual users, because individuals will experience withdrawal symptoms which can be difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression as well as other psychological symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is really common for individuals who try to cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services can be found at alcohol and drug detoxification and drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Auburn to help people through this process so they don't relapse and can receive further rehabilitation services following detox.