In spite of what efforts to legalize and popular culture wants you to believe, it's a verified and conclusive undeniable fact that marijuana is an addictive drug which can bring about both short and long-term physical and psychological injury to users. Like other substances, anyone who has used marijuana for a prolonged period of time will become hooked on its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms whenever they abruptly stop using marijuana. Individuals today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation twenty years ago, which makes it an even bigger problem.

Somebody that uses marijuana on a regular basis is really changing the way the brain functions, therefore the brain can't just instantly return to normal function as soon as the person stops using marijuana, this may take some time. People 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 can be quite a challenge for long-term users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which can be challenging to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal may cause severe depression and other mental symptoms for chronic users. This is why relapse is so prevalent for many who try and stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services can be found at drug and alcohol detoxification and alcohol and drug treatment facilities in Bellevue to help individuals through this course of action so that they don't relapse and may receive further rehab services following detox.