Despite what efforts to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it is a verified and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which may cause both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Similar to other drugs, anyone who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period can become addicted to its effects and may encounter withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the case twenty years ago, making it a much larger problem.

Somebody who uses marijuana often is significantly changing the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly return to normal function once the person ceases using marijuana, this will take time. Individuals actually detox from marijuana, like every 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 long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which are often difficult to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause extreme depression as well as other psychological symptoms for long-term users. That is why relapse is so common for those who try and cease using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detoxification and drug and alcohol rehab facilities in Towanda to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may obtain further treatment services after detoxification.